1 Kings 17:12

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.”

Cross References (17)

  • Matthew 15:33–34 (6)

    The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

  • 1 Kings 17:1 (4)

    Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel,

  • Genesis 21:16 (3)

    Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as

  • Ezekiel 12:18–19 (3)

    “Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.

  • 2 Kings 4:2–7 (3)

    “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in

  • Jeremiah 4:2 (2)

    and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will b

  • 1 Samuel 14:39 (2)

    As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops sai

  • 1 Samuel 25:26 (2)

    Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and fro

  • 1 Samuel 20:21 (2)

    Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this sid

  • Jeremiah 14:18 (2)

    If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both

  • Lamentations 4:9 (2)

    Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fiel

  • 2 Samuel 15:21 (2)

    But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may

  • 1 Samuel 14:45 (2)

    But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surel

  • 1 Samuel 26:10 (2)

    David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will d

  • Joel 1:15–16 (2)

    Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

  • Jeremiah 5:2 (2)

    Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”

  • 1 Samuel 20:3 (1)

    But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan mus