Elijah Announces Famine

17 Now Elijah^(A) the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers,^[a](B) said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives,^(C) I stand before Him, and there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command!”^(D)

¹⁶ But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives,^(A) I stand before Him. I will not accept it.”^(B) Naaman urged him to accept it, but he refused.