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said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, &#8220As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” <a href="/amp/1_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” <a href="/csb/1_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel lives, in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command! ” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers, said to Ahab, &#8220As the LORD God of Israel lives, I stand before Him, and there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command!&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. <a href="/cev/1_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead. One day he went to King Ahab and said, "I'm a servant of the living LORD, the God of Israel. And I swear in his name that it won't rain until I say so. There won't even be any dew on the ground." <a href="/erv/1_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Elijah, who was from Tishbe but had settled in Gilead, said to Ahab, "I solemnly swear, as the LORD God of Israel whom I serve lives, there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I say so." <a href="/gnt/1_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, "In the name of the LORD, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so." <a href="/isv/1_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Elijah the foreigner, who was an alien resident from Gilead, told Ahab, "As the LORD God of Israel lives, in whose presence I'm standing, there will be neither dew nor rain these next several years, except when I say so." <a href="/net/1_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a> Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As certainly as the LORD God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command." <a href="/nheb/1_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word." <a href="/wbt/1_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Elijah the Tishbite who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” <a href="/web/1_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a> Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, says to Ahab, “YHWH, God of Israel, lives, before whom I have stood, there is not dew and rain these years, except according to my word.” <a href="/ylt/1_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.' <a href="/slt/1_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Elijah the Tishbite from the Tishbites of Gilead, will say to Ahab, Jehovah the God of Israel lives whom I stood before him if there shall be dew and rain but according to the mouth of my word.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Elias the Thesbite of the inhabitants of Galaad said to Achab: As the Lord liveth the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth.” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was 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 but according to my word. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Elyah who was of the Tishbites of the inhabitants of Gelad said to Akhab, the King: “Living is LORD JEHOVAH God of Israel before whom I stand. There shall not be dew or rain in these years unless I say so.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said unto Ahab: 'As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.' <a href="/sep/1_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Eliu the prophet, the Thesbite of Thesbae of Galaad, said to Achaab, As the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be these years dew nor rain, except by the word of my mouth. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/17-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6681" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">The Ravens Feed Elijah</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: ’ê·lî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">Now Elijah</a> <a href="/hebrew/8664.htm" title="8664: hat·tiš·bî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A Tishbite. Patrial from an unused name meaning recourse; a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh.">the Tishbite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8453.htm" title="8453: mit·tō·šā·ḇê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- A sojourner. ">who was among the settlers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1568.htm" title="1568: ḡil·‘āḏ (N-proper-fs) -- Probably from Gal'ed; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites.">of Gilead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">Ahab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“As surely as the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay- (N-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">lives—</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ā·maḏ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">I stand—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">neither</a> <a href="/hebrew/2919.htm" title="2919: ṭal (N-ms) -- Night mist, dew. From talal; dew.">dew</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: ū·mā·ṭār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">nor rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">in these</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: haš·šā·nîm (Art:: N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">except</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇā·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">my word!”</a> 2Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a> Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops. <a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25-26</a> But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. / Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16-17</a> But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods, / or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you. <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a> Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. <a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Matthew 17:3</a> Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a> These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish. <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">2 Kings 1:8</a> “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king. <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8</a> And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. <a href="/2_kings/3-14.htm">2 Kings 3:14</a> Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you. <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">2 Kings 4:27</a> When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.” <a href="/2_kings/5-16.htm">2 Kings 5:16</a> But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused. <a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">2 Kings 6:31</a> He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!” <a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">2 Kings 9:1</a> Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead. <a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">2 Kings 10:10</a> Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.” <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">2 Kings 13:14</a> When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Elijah the Tishbite, who was 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, but according to my word.A.<a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14</a> And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.<a href="/matthew/16-14.htm">Matthew 16:14</a> And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.<a href="/matthew/27-47.htm">Matthew 27:47,49</a> Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias… Elias <a href="/1_kings/22-14.htm">1 Kings 22:14</a> And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.<a href="/2_kings/3-14.htm">2 Kings 3:14</a> And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.<a href="/2_kings/5-16.htm">2 Kings 5:16</a> But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.before whom<a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a> At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.<a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Jeremiah 15:19</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.<a href="/luke/1-19.htm">Luke 1:19</a> And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.dew nor rain<a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a> But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;<a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17</a> Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.<a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a> These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/16-33.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-12.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-5.htm">Except</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-28.htm">Few</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-46.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-19.htm">Gilead</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-33.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-36.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-7.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Settlers</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-3.htm">Sojourners</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-8.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-32.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">Tishbite</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/job/29-19.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-2.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-13.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-2.htm">Except</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-3.htm">Few</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-19.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-3.htm">Gilead</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-15.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Settlers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-19.htm">Sojourners</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-15.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">Tishbite</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-2.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 17</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, </a> 3. <a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him.</a> 8. <a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm">He is sent to the widow of Zarephath</a> 17. <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">He raises the widow's son</a> 24. <a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">The woman believes him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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"Tishbite" likely refers to his origin from Tishbe, a town in Gilead. Elijah's name means "My God is Yahweh," reflecting his mission to confront idolatry in Israel. His role as a prophet is pivotal, marking a period of intense spiritual conflict.who was among the settlers of Gilead Gilead is a rugged, mountainous region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm and fertile land. The settlers of Gilead were often seen as hardy and independent, which may have influenced Elijah's character. This area was part of the tribal inheritance of Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, known for their warrior spirit.said to Ahab Ahab was the seventh king of Israel, notorious for his idolatry and marriage to Jezebel, which led Israel into Baal worship. Elijah's confrontation with Ahab sets the stage for a series of divine judgments against the king's apostasy. This encounter highlights the tension between the worship of Yahweh and Baal.As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives This declaration affirms the existence and sovereignty of Yahweh, contrasting with the lifeless idols of Baal. It underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, reminding Ahab of the true God who is active and living. This phrase is a common prophetic formula, asserting the certainty of God's word.before whom I stand Elijah's statement indicates his role as a servant and messenger of God, standing in His presence. This phrase implies a position of authority and accountability, as seen in other biblical figures like Moses and Joshua. It reflects the intimate relationship between the prophet and God, emphasizing Elijah's divine commission.there will be neither dew nor rain in these years The withholding of rain is a direct challenge to Baal, the Canaanite storm god, believed to control fertility and weather. This drought is a divine judgment on Israel for their idolatry, fulfilling the warnings in <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16-17</a>. It demonstrates God's power over nature and false gods, reinforcing His supremacy.except at my word! Elijah's authority to declare the drought highlights the power of prophetic word and God's backing of His prophets. This phrase underscores the role of the prophet as God's mouthpiece, whose words carry divine authority. It foreshadows the eventual end of the drought at Elijah's command, showcasing God's mercy and the power of repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elijah_the_tishbite.htm">Elijah the Tishbite</a> A prophet of God from Tishbe in Gilead, known for his boldness and faithfulness to God. His name means "My God is Yahweh," reflecting his mission to turn Israel back to the true God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tishbe_in_gilead.htm">Tishbe in Gilead</a> A region east of the Jordan River, known for its rugged terrain. It is the hometown of Elijah, indicating his humble beginnings. 3. <a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a> The king of Israel, known for his wickedness and idolatry, particularly his promotion of Baal worship, which provoked God's judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord,_the_god_of_israel.htm">The LORD, the God of Israel</a> The covenant God of Israel, emphasizing His sovereignty and faithfulness to His people despite their unfaithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/d/drought_pronouncement.htm">Drought Pronouncement</a> Elijah's declaration of a drought as a direct judgment from God against Israel's idolatry, demonstrating God's control over nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a> Elijah's boldness in confronting Ahab teaches us to stand firm in our faith, even when facing opposition or danger. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The drought demonstrates God's control over creation and His ability to use natural events to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Elijah's life exemplifies the effectiveness of prayer, encouraging believers to pray earnestly and expectantly. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a> While God pronounces judgment through Elijah, His ultimate desire is for Israel's repentance and return to Him. <a href="/topical/c/courage_to_speak_truth.htm">Courage to Speak Truth</a> Elijah's willingness to speak God's truth to power challenges us to be courageous in proclaiming God's Word, regardless of the consequences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 17</a> <a href="/q/is_elijah's_story_in_1_kings_verified.htm">Are there references outside the Bible that corroborate Elijah’s activities in 1 Kings 17, or does his story lack external historical attestation? </a> <a href="/q/what_do_elijah_and_elisha_teach.htm">What lessons do Elijah and Elisha teach us?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_elijah_change_weather_by_prayer.htm">In James 5:17–18, how could Elijah influence weather events by prayer alone without any observable natural explanation? </a> <a href="/q/how_do_the_witnesses_defy_nature.htm">In Revelation 11:3–6, how do the two witnesses perform miracles that seemingly defy natural laws? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) Elijah the Tishbite of the inhabitants of Gilead.--The most probable rendering of this disputed passage is that of the LXX., and virtually of Josephus, "Elijah the Tishbite of Tishbe in Gilead," the last words being added to distinguish the place from a Tishbe (or Thisbe) in Naphtali, referred to, though the reading is rather doubtful, in <a href="//apocrypha.org/tobit/1-2.htm" title="Who in the time of Enemessar king of the Assyrians was led captive out of Thisbe, which is at the right hand of that city, which is called properly Nephthali in Galilee above Aser.">Tobit 1:2</a>. The word here rendered "inhabitants" (properly "sojourners") is evidently of the same derivation as the word rendered "Tishbite." The only alternative would be to render "the stranger of the strangers of Gilead," which has been adopted by some, as suggesting a startling and impressive origin of the great prophet. But it is doubtful whether the Hebrew will bear it.Gilead--properly "the rocky region" that lay on the east of Jordan, between the Hieromax and the valley of Heshbon (although the name is often more widely used). Open to the desert on the east, and itself comparatively wild, with but few cities scattered through it, it suited well the recluse dweller in the wilderness.The Lord God of Israel before whom I stand.--This adjuration (repeated in 18:15, and with some alteration by Elisha in <a href="/2_kings/3-14.htm" title="And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.">2Kings 3:14</a>; <a href="/2_kings/5-16.htm" title="But he said, As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.">2Kings 5:16</a>) is characteristic. Elijah is the servant of God standing to be sent whither He wills.This is evidently not the first appearance of Elijah. In <a href="/james/5-17.htm" title="Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.">James 5:17</a>, the withholding of rain, foretold again and again as a penalty on apostasy (see <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm" title="And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:">Leviticus 26:19</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/11-17.htm" title="And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.">Deuteronomy 11:17</a>; and comp. <a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm" title="When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them:">1Kings 8:35</a>), is noted as an answer to the prophet's prayer, calling down judgment on the land. Evidently there had been a struggle against the Baal-worship of the time, and, no doubt, previous warnings from Elijah or from some one of the murdered prophets. This chapter introduces us suddenly to the catastrophe. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - And Elijah [This name, which appears both as אֵלִיָּהוּ, and, less frequently, אֵלִיָּה, means my God is Jehovah. It is so singularly appropriate to the man who bore it, and so exactly expresses the idea of his life and the chapter of his work (see especially <a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm">1 Kings 18:39</a>), that it is difficult to resist the belief that it was assumed by him. This is certainly more probable than that it was due to the prescience of his parents. It may, however, mark their piety and hopes, and may have influenced the life of their son. Cf. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-10.htm">1 Chronicles 4:10</a>], the Tishbite [So he is called without any further designation in <a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">1 Kings 21:17</a>; <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">2 Kings 1:8, 8</a>, etc. The presumption is altogether in favour of תשבי being the name of his birthplace. (Cf. <a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29</a>], who was of the inhabitants of Gilead [The interpretation of these words is much disputed. The Heb. stands גִלְעָד הַתִּשְׁבִּי מִתּשָׁבֵי It will be the first and second words have the same radicals, and it hits been inferred that they cannot mean "two entirely distinct things" (Rawlinson cf.) and that either the Masoretic pointing must be set aside, when the words would yield the meaning, "Elijah, the Tishbite of Tishbe of Gilead" or they must be interpreted "Elijah the stranger of the strangers of Gilead." But it is by no certain that the current interpretaioni not the best. Such a play upon words as it involves is not at all uncommon in Hebrew. The meaning would then be that Elijah , who was, if not by birth, by domicile, of Tishbe, was one of the strangers - תּושִׁב is found in the sense of πάροικος, inquilinus, in <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a>; <a href="/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Leviticus 22:10</a>; <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35, 47</a>, etc. - or immigrants who had settled in Gilead. The only objection to this rendering - apart from the identity of radicals just mentioned - is that we should have expected to find תּשָׁבֵי written plene, as the word always is elsewhere. It is alleged by Keil, Bahr, al., however, that the stat. constr. plur. may well be an exception to the rule, and in support of this view it may be mentioned that the cognate word, יושֵׁב, is constantly found in the constr, plural as ישְׁבֵי (see Gesen., Thessalonians 635). It is clear, then, that the usual interpretation is by no means to be lightly set aside. It is certainly preferable to the rendering, "Elijah the stranger," etc., for we have no proof that הַתִּשְׁבִּי can bear this meaning. In favour of the alternative rendering "the Tishbite of Tishbe," it may be said that it has the support of the LXX., ὁ ἐκ Θεσβῶν, and of Josephus (Ant. 8:13. 2), ἐκ πόλεως Θεσδώνης τῆς Γαλααδίτιδος χώρας. Nor is it any weighty objection to this view that we now here read of a Tishbe in Gilead: as for the matter of that, we have no undoubted traces of any such place west of the Jordan; the passage in Tobit (ch. 1:2, LXX.), which is often alleged as proving that there was a Tishbe in Galilee, and from which Gesenius, Bahr, Keil, etc., conclude that this must be the Tishbi here referred to, being too uncertain to permit us to build any positive conclusions thereupon. See Dict. Bib. 3. pp. 1489, 1516. In any case - and it is perhaps impossible to decide positively between this and the rendering of the A.V. - it is clear that Elijah, even if born in Galilee (but see <a href="/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52</a>, for the belief of the Jews), was trained for his work in Gilead. It was, therefore, a rugged, unsettled, half-civilized, trans-Jordanic region gave to the world the greatest of its prophets. In this respect he was like Moses (<a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a>), and his antitype the Baptist (<a href="/luke/1-80.htm">Luke 1:80</a>). "The fact that this mission was entrusted not to a dweller in royal city or prophetic school, but to a genuine child of the deserts and forests of Gilead, is in exact accordance with the dispensations of Providence in other times" (Stanley)] said unto Ahab [The abrupt way in which Elijah appears upon the scene without a word of introduction or explanation is certainly remarkable. Ewald observes that "his first entry within the province of the history seems almost as unique and inexplicable as his final disappearance." "Elijah comes in with a tempest, and goes out with a whirlwind" (Hall). But there is no sufficient ground for believing (Thenius, al.) that a part of our history which described some of his antecedents has been lost to us, or that our text merely recites the issue of a long conference which Elijah had held with Ahab, for other prophets of this period, Ahijah, Shemaiah, Jehu, are introduced to us in a similar manner, though it must be allowed that their respective ministries were of very different proportions and importance from Elijah's. This sudden appearance, however, is thoroughly characteristic of the man. He presently disappears just as suddenly (ver. 5. Cf. 19:3; <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">2 Kings 1:8</a>). It was thought by some in that age that he was borne hither and thither by the Spirit of God! <a href="/1_kings/18-12.htm">1 Kings 18:12</a>), and men of a later time caught this as one of his prominent characteristics (Ecclus. 48:1-12). Hence, too, the traditions of a still later period, according to which he was "the fiery Phinehas returned to earth, or an angel hovering on the outskirts of the world," Stanley], As the Lord God of Israel liveth [This formula here occurs for the first time, and it is full of meaning. It asserts first that Jehovah, not Baal, is the God of Israel, and it suggests, in the second place, that he is the living God, such as Baal was not, and that though ordinarily He keeps silence, He is one who can make His power felt], before whom I stand [i.e., "Whose I am and whom I serve" (<a href="/acts/27-23.htm">Acts 27:23</a>). Cf. <a href="/1_kings/18-15.htm">1 Kings 18:15</a>. The slaves of the East stood before their masters. See note on 1 Kings 1:28, and cf. <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">1 Samuel 3:1</a>; <a href="/luke/1-19.htm">Luke 1:19</a>. Elijah claims to speak in God's name, and as His ambassador], there shall not be dew nor rain [Observe the order of the words. Dew is perhaps put first as more essential to vegetable life. Elijah only denounces a plague already threatened in the law as the punishment of idolatry (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16, 17</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Leviticus 26:19</a>). He came forward as the vindicator and restorer of the law] these years [An indefinite period. Its duration depended on Elijah's word, and that again on the penitence, etc., of the people. It was because of the obduracy of king and people that it lasted so long] but according to my word. [The idolatrous priests no doubt claimed for Baal the dominion over nature and absolute control over the clouds and rain - a power which, it may be worth observing, the monks of the convent of St. Katherine at Sinai, where Elijah was, are thought to possess by the Arabs of the Sinaitic peninsula. Elijah directly challenges them to a trial of strength. It was as if he had said, "The God that answereth by rain, let him be God." On the fitness of this miracle, both as a sign and as a punishment, see "Homil. Quart." 5:100,101. "To Eastern and Southern nations, where life and water go always together, where vegetation gathers round the slightest particle of moisture and dies the moment it is withdrawn...the withholding of rain is the withholding of pleasure, of sustenance, of life itself " (Stanley). "My word" is somewhat emphatic, "Nisi ego, et non alius vir... dixero " (Seb. Schmidt). No doubt there is a special reference to the prophets of Baal. Their inability to remove the ban would prove the impotency of their god. Elijah had asked for the supernatural powers which he here claims (<a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17, 18</a>).] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/17-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now Elijah אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites the Tishbite, הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י (hat·tiš·bî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8664.htm">Strong's 8664: </a> A Tishbite who was among the settlers מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י (mit·tō·šā·ḇê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8453.htm">Strong's 8453: </a> Resident alien of Gilead, גִלְעָד֮ (ḡil·‘āḏ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1568.htm">Strong's 1568: </a> Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites said וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Ahab, אַחְאָב֒ (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet “As surely as the LORD, יְהוָ֞ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֤י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc lives, חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life I stand עָמַ֣דְתִּי (‘ā·maḏ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations before Him, לְפָנָ֔יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and in these הָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those years הַשָּׁנִ֥ים (haš·šā·nîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year there will be יִהְיֶ֛ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be neither אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not dew טַ֣ל (ṭal) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> Night mist, dew nor rain וּמָטָ֑ר (ū·mā·ṭār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> Rain except כִּ֖י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction at לְפִ֥י (lə·p̄î) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to my word!? דְבָרִֽי׃ (ḏə·ḇā·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah the Tishbite who was (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 16:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/17-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 17:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>