1 Kings, Chapter 17:

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Verses from 1 Kings, Chapter 17 of the book of 1 Samuel of the Bible.

1 Kings - Old Testament — 1 Kings – Old Testament

Elijah is fed by ravens

1. Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was from Gilead, said to Ahab, "As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, whom I serve, there will be no rain or dew for years to come, except at my word."
2. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying:
3. “Leave here and go east. Hide by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan.
4. You will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
5. And he did according to the word of the Lord. He went and settled by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan.
6. The ravens brought bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the afternoon, and he drank water from the brook.
7. But after some time, the brook dried up for lack of rain.

The Widow of Zarephath

8. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying:
9. “Arise, go to Sarepta, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. I ordered a widow from that place to support him.”
10. Then he arose and went to Sarepta. Arriving at the entrance to the city, he found a widow who was gathering sticks. He called her and said, "Please bring me some water in a pitcher for me to drink."
11. As she was going to fetch water, he called her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand too."
12. But she replied, “As surely as the Lord your God lives, I have no bread. I only have a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jar. I am gathering some sticks to go and prepare a meal for myself and my son so that we can eat it and die.”
13. Elijah, however, said to her, ′′ Don't be afraid. Go and do as you are told. But first make me a little cake and bring it to me, and then make something for you and your son.
14. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not run out, and the cruse of oil will not run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.'
15. So she went and did as Elijah had said. And so he and the woman and their household ate for many days.
16. The jar of flour did not run out, and the cruse of oil did not run out, according to the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.
17. After that, the son of the woman who owned the house fell ill. His illness got worse until there was no longer any breath left in him.
18. Then the woman said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, O man of God? Did you come to me to remind me of my sins and make my son die?”
19. He said to her, "Give me your son." He took him from her arms, carried him upstairs where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
20. Then he cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, did you also bring affliction on the widow I am staying with, by killing her son?”
21. Then he lay down on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, "O Lord my God, I pray that this boy may come back to life."
22. The Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and life came back to the boy, and he lived.
23. Elijah took the boy, came down from the room at the top of the house, gave him to the mother and said, “See, your son is alive!”
24. Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true."