1. A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”
2. Then the Lord said to Elijah,
3. “Leave this place and go east and hide yourself near the brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
4. The brook will supply you with water to drink, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there.”
5. Elijah obeyed the Lord's command, and went and stayed by the brook of Cherith.