17 Now E·liʹjah*+ the Tishʹbite, an inhabitant of Gilʹe·ad,+ said to Aʹhab: “As surely as Jehovah the God of Israel whom I serve* is living, during these years there will be no dew or rain except by my word!”+

2 The word of Jehovah came to him, saying: 3 “Leave here, and turn eastward and hide at the Valley of Cheʹrith,* east of the Jordan.