[1] And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the
living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or
rain in these years, but only at my word. [2] Then the word of the Lord
came to him, saying, [3] Go from here in the direction of the east, and
keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan. [4]
The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens
will give you food there. [5] So he went and did as the Lord said, living
by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan. [6] And the ravens took him bread in
the morning and meat in the evening; and the water of the stream was his
drink. [7] Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no
rain in the land. [8] Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, [9]
Up! go now to Zarephath, in Zidon, and make your living-place there; I have
given orders to a widow woman there to see that you have food. [10] So he
got up and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the door of the town, he
saw a widow woman getting sticks together; and crying out to her he said,
Will you give me a little water in a vessel for my drink? [11] And when she
was going to get it, he said to her, And get me with it a small bit of
bread. [12] Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing
but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I
am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me
and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death. [13] And Elijah
said to her, Have no fear; go and do as you have said, but first make me a
little cake of it and come and give it to me, and then make something for
yourself and your son. [14] For this is the word of the Lord, the God of
Israel: The store of meal will not come to an end, and the bottle will
never be without oil, till the day when the Lord sends rain on the earth.
[15] So she went and did as Elijah said; and she and he and her family had
food for a long time. [16] The store of meal did not come to an end, and
the bottle was never without oil, as the Lord had said by the mouth of
Elijah. [17] Now after this, the son of the woman of the house became ill,
so ill that there was no breath in him. [18] And she said to Elijah, What
have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my
sin, and to put my son to death? [19] And he said to her, Give your son to
me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him
down on his bed. [20] And crying to the Lord he said, O Lord my God, have
you sent evil even on the widow whose guest I am, by causing her son's
death? [21] And stretching herself out on the child three times, he made
his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord my God, be pleased to let this
child's life come back to him again. [22] And the Lord gave ear to the
voice of Elijah, and the child's spirit came into him again, and he came
back to life. [23] And Elijah took the child down from his room into the
house and gave him to his mother and said to her, See, your son is living.
[24] Then the woman said to Elijah, Now I am certain that you are a man of
God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.
