1 Kings 17 GW
1 Kings Chapter 17 GW Bible Verse Images
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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.”
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“Leave here, turn east, and hide beside the Cherith River, which is east of the Jordan River.
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You can drink from the stream, and I’ve commanded ravens to feed you there.”
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Elijah left and did what the Lord’s word had told him. He went to live by the Cherith River, which is east of the Jordan River.
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Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening. And he drank from the stream.
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But after some time the stream dried up because no rain had fallen in the land.
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“Get up, go to Zarephath (which belongs to Sidon), and stay there. I’ve commanded a widow there to feed you.”
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He got up and went to Zarephath. As he came to the town’s entrance, a widow was gathering wood. He called to her, “Please bring me a drink of water.”
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As she was going to get it, he called to her again, “Please bring me a piece of bread too.”
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She said, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord your God lives, I didn’t bake any bread. I have one handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I’m gathering wood. I’m going to prepare something for myself and my son so that we can eat it and then die.”
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Then Elijah told her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home, and do as you’ve said. But first make a small loaf and bring it to me. Then prepare something for yourself and your son.
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This is what the Lord God of Israel says: Until the Lord sends rain on the land, the jar of flour will never be empty and the jug will always contain oil.”
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She did what Elijah had told her. So she, Elijah, and her family had food for a long time.
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The jar of flour never became empty, and the jug always contained olive oil, as the Lord had promised through Elijah.
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Afterwards, the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. He got so sick that finally no life was left in him.
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The woman asked Elijah, “What do you and I have in common, man of God? Did you come here to remind me of my sin and kill my son?”
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He said to her, “Give me your son.” Elijah took him from her arms, carried him to the upstairs room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
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Then he called to the Lord, “Lord my God, have you brought misery on the widow I’m staying with by killing her son?”
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Then Elijah stretched himself over the boy three times and called to the Lord, “Lord my God, please make this child’s life return to him.”
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The Lord heard Elijah’s request, and the child’s life returned to him. He was alive again.
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Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upstairs room of the house, and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look! Your son is alive.”
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The woman said to Elijah, “Now I’m convinced that you are a man of God and that the Lord’s word from your mouth is true.”
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1 राजाओं 17 (HINIRV) »
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1 ৰাজাৱলী 17 (BENIRV) »
1 இராஜாக்கள் 17 (TAMIRV) »
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1 రాజులు 17 (TELIRV) »
1 રાજાઓ 17 (GUJIRV) »
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اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 17 (AVD) »
מלכים א 17 (HEB) »
1 Reis 17 (BSL) »
1 Các Vua 17 (VIE) »
1 Reyes 17 (RVA) »
1 Re 17 (RIV) »
列 王 记 上 17 (CUVS) »
列 王 紀 上 17 (CUVT) »
1 Mbretërve 17 (ALB) »
1 Kungaboken 17 (SV1917) »
3 Царств 17 (RUSV) »
1 царів 17 (UKR) »
1 Királyok 17 (KAR) »
3 Царе 17 (BULG) »
列王紀上 17 (JPN) »
1 Kongebok 17 (NORSK) »
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1 Królewska 17 (POLUBG) »
Boqorradii Kowaad 17 (SOM) »
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