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and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.</p> <p class="hdg">The Widow of Zarephath</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in the barrel, and a little oil in the 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.</p> <p class="hdg">Elijah Raises the Widow's Son</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son! <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the LORD hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version, 1885<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_kings/16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_kings/18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18" /></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="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/1_kings/17-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>