1 Reis, Capítulo 17:

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

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Elijah is fed by ravens

1. Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was from Gilead, said to Ahab, “I swear by the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, whom I serve, that there will be no rain or dew in the 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 him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the afternoon, and he drank water from the stream.
7. But after some time, the stream dried up due to lack of rain.

The widow of Zarephath

8. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying:
9. “Get up, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. I have ordered a widow from that place to support him.”
10. Then he got up and went to Zarephath. Arriving at the entrance to the city, he found a widow who was collecting sticks. He called her and said, “Please bring me some water in a jug to drink.”
11. While she was going to get water, he called her and said, “Please also bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”
12. But she answered, “I swear by the name of the Lord your God, I have no bread. I only have a handful of flour in a jug and some olive oil in a jar. I’m gathering some sticks to go and prepare a meal for me and my son so we can eat it and die.”
13. But Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid. Go and do as you said. But first bake me a little cake and bring it to me, and then bake something for you and your child.
14. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not run out and the jar of oil will not run out until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth' “.
15. So she went and did according to Elijah's word. And so he and his wife and their household ate for many days.
16. The jar of flour did not run out, nor did the jar of oil run out, according to the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.
17. After that, the son of the woman, the owner of the house, became sick. His illness worsened until there was no longer any breath of life left in him.
18. Then the woman said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, O man of God? Have 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 his arms, took him to the upstairs room where he was staying, and placed him in his own bed.
20. Then he cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, have you also brought affliction on the widow with whom I am staying 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 life will return to this boy.”
22. The Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and life returned to the boy, and he lived.
23. Elijah took the boy, came down from the upper room of the house, handed him to his 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.”