1 Kings 17:1-3

Christian Standard Bible

Elijah Announces Famine

17 Now Elijah^(A) the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers,^[a](B) said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives,^(C) in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command!” ^(D)

² Then the word of the Lord came to him: ³ “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide^(E) at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan.