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.
6 He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening.
7 After a while the brook dried up because of the lack of rain.