A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.17.1 Also named: Hēlias (Ἡλίας "Elijah" G2243) § Elijah or Eliah = "my God is Jehovah" or "Yah(u) is God" 1) the great prophet of the reign of Ahab 2) Benjamite son of Jeroham 3) a son of Elam with foreign wife during exile 4) a son of Harim, and priest, with foreign wife during exile
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1 Kings 17:1 · אֵלִיָּ֨הוּNow Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”1 Kings 17:13 · אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,1 Kings 17:15 · אֵלִיָּ֑הוּSo she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.1 Kings 17:16 · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פThe jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.1 Kings 17:18 · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”1 Kings 17:22 · אֵלִיָּ֑הוּAnd the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.1 Kings 17:23 · אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּThen Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.1 Kings 17:24 · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּThen the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”1 Kings 18:1 · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּAfter a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”1 Kings 18:2 · אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּSo Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,1 Kings 18:7 · אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”1 Kings 18:8 · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”1 Kings 18:11 · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’1 Kings 18:14 · אֵלִיָּ֑הוּAnd now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”1 Kings 18:15 · אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּThen Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”1 Kings 18:16 · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.1 Kings 18:17 · אֵלִיָּ֑הוּWhen Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”1 Kings 18:21 · אֵלִיָּ֜הוּThen Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.1 Kings 18:22 · אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.1 Kings 18:25 · אֵלִיָּ֜הוּThen Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”1 Kings 18:27 · אֵלִיָּ֗הוּAt noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”1 Kings 18:30 · אֵלִיָּ֤הוּThen Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.1 Kings 18:31 · אֵלִיָּ֗הוּAnd Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”1 Kings 18:36 · אֵלִיָּ֣הוּAt the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.1 Kings 18:40 · אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ · אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.1 Kings 18:41 · אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”1 Kings 18:42 · וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּSo Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.1 Kings 18:46 · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּAnd the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.1 Kings 19:1 · אֵלִיָּ֑הוּNow Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.1 Kings 19:2 · אֵלִיָּ֖הוּSo Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”1 Kings 19:9 · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”1 Kings 19:13 · אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”1 Kings 19:19 · אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.1 Kings 19:20 · אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּSo Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”1 Kings 19:21 · אֵלִיָּ֖הוּSo Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.1 Kings 21:17 · אֵלִיָּ֥הוּThen the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,1 Kings 21:20 · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּWhen Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.1 Kings 21:28 · אֵלִיָּ֥הוּThen the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:2 Kings 1:3 · אֵלִיָּ֣הBut the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’2 Kings 1:4 · אֵלִיָּֽה׃Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.2 Kings 1:8 · אֵלִיָּ֥ה“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.2 Kings 1:10 · אֵלִיָּ֗הוּElijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.2 Kings 1:12 · אֵלִיָּה֮Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.2 Kings 1:13 · אֵלִיָּ֗הוּSo the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.2 Kings 1:15 · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּThen the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.2 Kings 1:17 · אֵלִיָּ֗הוּSo Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.2 Kings 2:1 · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ · אֵלִיָּ֛הוּShortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,2 Kings 2:2 · אֵלִיָּ֨הוּand Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.2 Kings 2:4 · אֵלִיָּ֜הוּAnd Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.2 Kings 2:6 · אֵלִיָּ֜הוּAnd Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.2 Kings 2:8 · אֵלִיָּ֨הוּAnd Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.2 Kings 2:9 · וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּAfter they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.2 Kings 2:11 · אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּAs they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.2 Kings 2:13 · אֵלִיָּ֔הוּElisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.2 Kings 2:14 · אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ · אֵלִיָּ֑הוּThen he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.2 Kings 2:15 · אֵלִיָּ֖הוּWhen the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.2 Kings 3:11 · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”2 Kings 9:36 · אֵלִיָּ֥הוּSo they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.2 Kings 10:10 · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”2 Kings 10:17 · אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פWhen Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.1 Chronicles 8:27 · וְאֵלִיָּ֛הJaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.2 Chronicles 21:12 · מֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּThen a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,Ezra 10:21 · וְאֵֽלִיָּה֙From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.Ezra 10:26 · וְאֵלִיָּֽה׃ סFrom the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.Malachi 4:5 · אֵלִיָּ֣הBehold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.