{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/1-kings/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:29:54.856Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"1 Kings","bookSlug":"1-kings","chapter":17,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":22,"totalVerses":24},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Elijah the Tishbite, <i>who was</i> of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, <i>As</i> the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that <i>is</i> before Jordan."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And it shall be, <i>that</i> thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that <i>is</i> before Jordan."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which <i>belongeth</i> to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman <i>was</i> there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And as she was going to fetch <i>it</i>, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And she said, <i>As</i> the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I <i>am</i> gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go <i>and</i> do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring <i>it</i> unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day <i>that</i> the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat <i>many</i> days."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"<i>And</i> the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And it came to pass after these things, <i>that</i> the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou <i>art</i> a man of God, <i>and</i> that the word of the LORD in thy mouth <i>is</i> truth."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Kings 17 (KJV)","markdown":"[1 Kings 17](https://primebible.com/kjv/1-kings/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/1-kings/17 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}