1 E lijah the Tishbite, of the temporary residents of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before Whom I stand, there shall not be dew or rain these years but according to My word.

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “ As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”

2 A nd the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

3 G o from here and turn east and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan.

“Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

4 Y ou shall drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.

And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

5 S o he did according to the word of the Lord; he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan.

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

6 A nd the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank of the brook.

The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

7 A fter a while the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land.

And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. Elijah and the Widow

8 A nd the word of the Lord came to him:

Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

9 A rise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.

“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

10 S o he arose and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her, Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.”

11 A s she was going to get it, he called to her and said, Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.

And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

12 A nd she said, As the Lord your God lives, I have not a loaf baked but only a handful of meal in the jar and a little oil in the bottle. See, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it—and die.

So she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”

13 E lijah said to her, Fear not; go and do as you have said. But make me a little cake of first and bring it to me, and afterward prepare some for yourself and your son.

And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son.

14 F or thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: The jar of meal shall not waste away or the bottle of oil fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.

For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’”

15 S he did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.

So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days.

16 T he jar of meal was not spent nor did the bottle of oil fail, according to the word which the Lord spoke through Elijah.

The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah. Elijah Revives the Widow’s Son

17 A fter these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.

18 A nd she said to Elijah, What have you against me, O man of God? Have you come to me to call my sin to remembrance and to slay my son?

So she said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?”

19 H e said to her, Give me your son. And he took him from her bosom and carried him up into the chamber where he stayed and laid him upon his own bed.

And he said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him out of her arms and carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.

20 A nd Elijah cried to the Lord and said, O Lord my God, have You brought further calamity upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

Then he cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?”

21 A nd he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord and said, O Lord my God, I pray You, let this child’s soul come back into him.

And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.”

22 A nd the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived.

23 A nd Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, your son is alive!

And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives!”

24 A nd the woman said to Elijah, By this I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.

Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.”