2 Kings 5:16; 1 Kings 17:1

16 But he said, bAs the Lord lives, before whom I stand, cI will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused.


Elijah Predicts a Drought

17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of sTishbe1 in Gilead, said to Ahab, tAs the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, ubefore whom I stand, vthere shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.