17Now Elijah the Tishbite, of ^sTishbe¹ in Gilead, said to Ahab, ^t“As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, ^ubefore whom I stand, ^vthere shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

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Footnotes

1Septuagint; Hebrew of the settlers

Cross references

s[Judg. 12:4]
tch. 18:10, 15; 22:14; 2 Kgs. 3:14; 5:16; See Ruth 3:13
uch. 18:15; [Deut. 10:8]
v Luke 4:25; James 5:17; [ch. 18:1]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, “As Yahweh lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be dew nor rain these years except by my command.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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