1 N ow Elijah the Tishbite, of the people who were staying in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before Whom I stand, for sure there will be no rain or water on the grass in the early morning these years, except by 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 “ Leave here and turn east. Hide yourself by the river 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 will drink from the river. And I have told the ravens to bring food to 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 went and did what he was told by the word of the Lord. He went and lived by the river 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 T he ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening. And he drank from the river.

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

7 B ut after a while, the river dried up, because there was no rain in the land. The Woman Whose Husband Had Died

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 T hen the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

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

9 “ Get up and go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. I have told a woman there, whose husband has died, to feed 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 Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he came to the city gate, he saw a woman there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “I ask of you, get me a little water in a jar, 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, “I ask of you, bring me a piece 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 B ut she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread. I only have enough flour in the jar to fill a hand, and a little oil in the jar. See, I am gathering a few sticks so I may go in and make it ready for me and my son. Then we will 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, “Have no fear. Go and do as you have said. But make me a little loaf of bread from it first, and bring it out to me. Then you may make one for yourself and for 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 the Lord God of Israel says, ‘The jar of flour will not be used up. And the jar of oil will not be empty, until the day the Lord sends rain upon 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 o she went and did what Elijah said. And she and he and those of her house 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 flour was not used up, and the jar of oil did not become empty. It happened as was spoken by the word of the Lord through Elijah. Elijah and the Woman’s Son

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 this the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. His sickness was so bad 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 S o the woman said to Elijah, “What do I have to do with you, O man of God? You have come to me to have my sin be remembered, and to kill 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.” Then he took him from her arms and carried him up to the room on the second floor where he stayed. And he laid him on 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 H e called to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, have You brought trouble to the woman I am staying with, by making her son die?”

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 T hen he lay upon the child three times and called to the Lord, saying, “O Lord my God, I pray to You. Let this child’s life return to 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 T he Lord heard the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child returned to him and he became strong again.

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

23 E lijah took the child and brought him down from the second floor into the house and gave him to his mother. He 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 T hen the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God. Now I know 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.”