I Kings · Chapter 17 King James Version

I Kings 17:1

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The Scripture

(1) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Elijah declared a drought to Ahab and was fed by ravens at the brook Cherith before being sent to a widow in Zarephath, whose jar of meal and jug of oil miraculously did not run out during the famine. When the widow's son later died, Elijah prayed and the LORD restored the boy to life.

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