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Elijah

Elijah was a prominent prophet in Israel during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah, known for his miracles and confrontations with the prophets of Baal.

The name Elijah means “God the Lord, the strong Lord”

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Summary

A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Kings 17:1; referred to as Elijah (אֵלִיָּה) or Elijah (Ἡλίας).

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Elijah from Tishbe was a prophet in Israel during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah, from 874 to 852 BC. His name means “my God is Yahweh.” He showed that the Lord is the one true God and urged Israel to return to the Lord.

Under Ahab and Jezebel, Israel started worshiping Baal, a Canaanite god of fertility, storms, and rain. As a result, God sent a drought to Israel (1 Kings 17:1). Elijah hid until the drought ended, and God took care of him. During this time, he stayed with a widow in Zarephath, a town in Jezebel’s home region of Sidon. The widow’s son died, but Elijah prayed for him, and he came back to life (1 Kings 17:8–24).

In the third year of drought, Elijah challenged Baal's prophets to a contest on Mount Carmel to show who the true God was (1 Kings 18:1–40). The prophets of Baal called on Baal without success, becoming frantic to make him appear, while Elijah mocked Baal. When it was Elijah's turn, he poured water over his sacrifice and prayed a simple, powerful prayer. Fire immediately consumed the offering. In response, the people of Israel worshiped the Lord and, following Elijah's direction, killed Baal's prophets. Then Elijah prayed for rain, and the drought ended (1 Kings 18:41–46).

Despite God's great power, Ahab and Jezebel continued to mislead Israel. Jezebel was angry because her prophets were killed (1 Kings 19:1–2). She threatened Elijah, who escaped to the desert and asked God to end his life. Instead, an angel fed him until he reached Mount Sinai. Elijah complained that he was the only prophet left and that his life was in danger. God encouraged him with a gentle voice, shared good news, and sent him back to serve (1 Kings 19:3–18).

Elijah was very dedicated to the true God. He trained an assistant named Elisha. At the end of Elijah's life on Earth, he did not die but was taken to heaven in a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2:11–12). Elisha took on Elijah's role as a prophet and continued to challenge false worship in Israel (see 2 Kings 2:1–9:13; 13:14–25).

The Old Testament ends with the hope that Elijah will return before the day of the Lord (Malachi 4:5–6). John the Baptist partly fulfilled this expectation (see Matthew 11:7–14; 17:10–13; Luke 1:17). Elijah appeared with Moses during the transfiguration (when the appearance of Jesus changed to show his divine glory; Matthew 17:1–9). In Revelation 11:3–12, one of the two witnesses seems to be either Elijah himself or someone like him. Elijah’s life shows God’s kindness and the power of prayer (Luke 4:25–26; Romans 11:2–6; James 5:17–18).

Passages for Further Study

1 Kings 17:1–19:21; 21:1–29; 2 Kings 1:1–2:25; 9:36; 10:10, 17; 2 Chronicles 21:12–15; Malachi 4:5–6; Matthew 11:14; 16:14; 17:1–13; 27:45–49; Mark 6:15; 8:28; 9:2–13; 15:33–36; Luke 1:17; 4:26; 9:28–36; John 1:19–28; Romans 11:1–6; James 5:17

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Glossary entries

Elijah Elias

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Includes 52 verses that refer to Elijah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. 1 Kings 17:1אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
  2. 1 Kings 17:2Referred to, not named
    Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah:
  3. 1 Kings 17:3Referred to, not named
    “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
  4. 1 Kings 17:4Referred to, not named
    And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
  5. 1 Kings 17:5Referred to, not named
    So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
  6. 1 Kings 17:6Referred to, not named
    The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
  7. 1 Kings 17:8Referred to, not named
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
  8. 1 Kings 17:9Referred to, not named
    “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
  9. 1 Kings 17:10Referred to, not named
    So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
  10. 1 Kings 17:11Referred to, not named
    And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
  11. 1 Kings 17:12Referred to, not named
    But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”
  12. 1 Kings 17:13אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,
  13. 1 Kings 17:15אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.
  14. 1 Kings 17:16אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.
  15. 1 Kings 17:18אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
  16. 1 Kings 17:19Referred to, not named
    But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
  17. 1 Kings 17:20Referred to, not named
    Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
  18. 1 Kings 17:21Referred to, not named
    Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
  19. 1 Kings 17:22אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
  20. 1 Kings 17:23אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
  21. 1 Kings 17:24אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
  22. 1 Kings 18:1אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
  23. 1 Kings 18:2אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
  24. 1 Kings 18:7אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
  25. 1 Kings 18:8אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    “It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”
  26. 1 Kings 18:9Referred to, not named
    But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?
  27. 1 Kings 18:10Referred to, not named
    As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
  28. 1 Kings 18:11אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’
  29. 1 Kings 18:12Referred to, not named
    I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
  30. 1 Kings 18:14אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
  31. 1 Kings 18:15אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
  32. 1 Kings 18:16אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
  33. 1 Kings 18:17אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
  34. 1 Kings 18:18Referred to, not named
    “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
  35. 1 Kings 18:19Referred to, not named
    Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
  36. 1 Kings 18:21אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  37. 1 Kings 18:22אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
  38. 1 Kings 18:23Referred to, not named
    Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.
  39. 1 Kings 18:24Referred to, not named
    Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
  40. 1 Kings 18:25אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
  41. 1 Kings 18:27אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
  42. 1 Kings 18:30אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
  43. 1 Kings 18:31אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
  44. 1 Kings 18:32Referred to, not named
    And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
  45. 1 Kings 18:33Referred to, not named
    Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
  46. 1 Kings 18:34Referred to, not named
    …and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
  47. 1 Kings 18:35Referred to, not named
    So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
  48. 1 Kings 18:36אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
  49. 1 Kings 18:37Referred to, not named
    Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
  50. 1 Kings 18:40אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
  51. 1 Kings 18:41אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
  52. 1 Kings 18:42אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
  53. 1 Kings 18:43Referred to, not named
    “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
  54. 1 Kings 18:44Referred to, not named
    On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
  55. 1 Kings 18:46אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
  56. 1 Kings 19:1אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
  57. 1 Kings 19:2אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
  58. 1 Kings 19:3Referred to, not named
    And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
  59. 1 Kings 19:4Referred to, not named
    …while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
  60. 1 Kings 19:5Referred to, not named
    Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
  61. 1 Kings 19:6Referred to, not named
    And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
  62. 1 Kings 19:7Referred to, not named
    A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”
  63. 1 Kings 19:8Referred to, not named
    So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
  64. 1 Kings 19:9אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
  65. 1 Kings 19:10Referred to, not named
    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
  66. 1 Kings 19:11Referred to, not named
    Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
  67. 1 Kings 19:13אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
  68. 1 Kings 19:14Referred to, not named
    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
  69. 1 Kings 19:15Referred to, not named
    Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
  70. 1 Kings 19:16Referred to, not named
    You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
  71. 1 Kings 19:19אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
  72. 1 Kings 19:20אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
  73. 1 Kings 19:21אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
  74. 1 Kings 21:17אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
  75. 1 Kings 21:18Referred to, not named
    “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
  76. 1 Kings 21:19Referred to, not named
    Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
  77. 1 Kings 21:20אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
  78. 1 Kings 21:28אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
  79. 1 Kings 21:29Referred to, not named
    “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”
  80. 2 Kings 1:3אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
  81. 2 Kings 1:4אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
  82. 2 Kings 1:8אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
  83. 2 Kings 1:9Referred to, not named
    Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
  84. 2 Kings 1:10אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  85. 2 Kings 1:11Referred to, not named
    So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”
  86. 2 Kings 1:12אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  87. 2 Kings 1:13אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.
  88. 2 Kings 1:15אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
  89. 2 Kings 1:16Referred to, not named
    And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
  90. 2 Kings 1:17אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
  91. 2 Kings 2:1אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
  92. 2 Kings 2:2אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    …and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
  93. 2 Kings 2:4אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
  94. 2 Kings 2:6אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
  95. 2 Kings 2:7Referred to, not named
    Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.
  96. 2 Kings 2:8אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
  97. 2 Kings 2:9אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
  98. 2 Kings 2:10Referred to, not named
    “You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”
  99. 2 Kings 2:11אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
  100. 2 Kings 2:12Referred to, not named
    As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
  101. 2 Kings 2:13אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
  102. 2 Kings 2:14אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
  103. 2 Kings 2:15אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
  104. 2 Kings 2:17Referred to, not named
    But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
  105. 2 Kings 3:11אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”
  106. 2 Kings 9:36אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.
  107. 2 Kings 10:10אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”
  108. 2 Kings 10:17אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.
  109. 2 Chronicles 21:12אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
  110. Malachi 4:5אֵלִיָּה · Elijah
    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
  111. Malachi 4:6Referred to, not named
    And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
  112. Matthew 11:14Ἡλίας · Elias
    And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
  113. Matthew 16:14Ἡλίας · Elias
    They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
  114. Matthew 17:3Ἡλίας · Elias
    Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
  115. Matthew 17:4Ἡλίας · Elias
    Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
  116. Matthew 17:10Ἡλίας · Elias
    The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
  117. Matthew 17:11Ἡλίας · Elias
    Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
  118. Matthew 17:12Ἡλίας · Elias
    But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
  119. Matthew 27:47Ἡλίας · Elias
    When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
  120. Matthew 27:49Ἡλίας · Elias
    But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
  121. Mark 6:15Ἡλίας · Elias
    Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
  122. Mark 8:28Ἡλίας · Elias
    They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
  123. Mark 9:4Ἡλίας · Elias
    And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
  124. Mark 9:5Ἡλίας · Elias
    Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
  125. Mark 9:11Ἡλίας · Elias
    And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
  126. Mark 9:12Ἡλίας · Elias
    He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
  127. Mark 9:13Ἡλίας · Elias
    But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
  128. Mark 15:35Ἡλίας · Elias
    When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”
  129. Mark 15:36Ἡλίας · Elias
    And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
  130. Luke 1:17Ἡλίας · Elias
    And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
  131. Luke 4:25Ἡλίας · Elias
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  132. Luke 4:26Ἡλίας · Elias
    Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
  133. Luke 9:8Ἡλίας · Elias
    …others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
  134. Luke 9:19Ἡλίας · Elias
    They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
  135. Luke 9:30Ἡλίας · Elias
    Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
  136. Luke 9:33Ἡλίας · Elias
    As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
  137. Luke 9:54Ἡλίας · Elias
    When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
  138. John 1:21Ἡλίας · Elias
    “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
  139. John 1:25Ἡλίας · Elias
    …asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  140. Romans 11:2Ἡλίας · Elias
    God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
  141. Romans 11:3Referred to, not named
    “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?
  142. Romans 11:4Referred to, not named
    And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
  143. James 5:17Ἡλίας · Elias
    Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
  144. James 5:18Referred to, not named
    Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.