1 Kings 17:1–6

Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve),1 there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”2 17:2 The Lord told him:3 17:3 “Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan. 17:4 Drink from the stream; I have already told4 the ravens to bring you food5 there.” 17:5 So he did6 as the Lord told him; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan. 17:6 The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.

1	tn Heb “before whom I stand.”
2	tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”
3	tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came to him, saying.”
4	tn Heb “commanded.”
5	tn Heb “to provide for you.”
6	tn Heb “So he went and did.”