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1 Kings 17

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24 verses in KJV · 241 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of 1 Kings 17 (KJV)

17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

17:2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

17:3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Jeremiah

Approximate study chronology: c. 910 BC to c. 908 BC

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