1 Kings 17:1-13 ▼

1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.

2 And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,

3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

5 And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.

7 And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.

8 And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,

9 Arise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee.

10 And he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

11 And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.

12 And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

13 And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go, do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first; and bring it to me; and afterwards make for thee and for thy son.