And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.