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1 Kings 17:1
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1 Kings 17:1
1AND 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.
1¶ And †Eliiah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said vnto Ahab, * As the LORD God of Israel liueth, before whome I stand, there shall not be deaw nor raine these yeres, but according to my word.
- Heb. Eliiahu. Luke 4.25.he is called Elias.
- Ecclus. 48.3. iames 5.17.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 17:1
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
inhabitants
People who dwell or reside in a place.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
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A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
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To be upright, remain, endure, take a position, or present oneself.
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Water falling in drops from the clouds; as a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.
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Periods of twelve months.
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But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
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A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.
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Open the full verse study25But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
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Open the full verse study17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
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Open the full verse study17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
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Open the full verse study14And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.
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Open the full verse study14And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
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Open the full verse study1AND it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
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Open the full verse study23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
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Open the full verse study8¶ At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
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Open the full verse study19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
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Open the full verse study36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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Open the full verse study30And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
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Open the full verse study29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Open the full verse study6These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
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Open the full verse study2God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
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Open the full verse study10As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
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Open the full verse study15And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
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Open the full verse study16But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
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Open the full verse study18¶ Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
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Open the full verse study19¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
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Open the full verse study4Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
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Open the full verse study21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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Open the full verse study25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
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Open the full verse study33And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
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Open the full verse study54And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
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Open the full verse study14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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Open the full verse study47Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
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Open the full verse study49The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
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Open the full verse study14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
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