1. Now Elijah the Tishbite was a prophet from the settlers in Gilead. “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel,” Elijah said to Ahab. “As surely as the Lord lives, no rain or dew will fall during the next few years unless I command it.”
2. Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah:
3. “Leave this place and go east and hide near Kerith Ravine east of the Jordan River.
4. You may drink from the stream, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there.”