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1 Kings 17:1-3
Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 17:1-3
Contemporary English Version
Elijah Stops the Rain
17 (A) Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead.[a] One day he went to King Ahab and said, “I'm a servant of the living Lord, the God of Israel. And I swear in his name that it won't rain until I say so. There won't even be any dew on the ground.”
2 Later, the Lord said to Elijah, 3 “Leave and go across the Jordan River so you can hide near Cherith Creek.
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- 17.1 from Tishbe in Gilead: Or “from the settlers in Gilead.”
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