"At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: "Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again." Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench. When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!" … Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word." … As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.""
— 1 Kings 18:36-39; 17:1; 2 Kings 2:11 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about Elijah want Scripture on Eliyyahu — Elijah the Tishbite who shut the heavens, faced Baal on Carmel, and was taken up in a whirlwind — not only faith alone, prayer alone, or courage alone as generic themes. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about prayer, Bible verses about courage, Bible verses about trust, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about obedience, Bible verses about Elisha, Bible verses about Moses, Bible verses about Joshua, Bible verses about Deborah, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, and Bible verse of the day. Elijah here means the prophet of 1–2 Kings — distinct from generic faith lists and from Elisha or Moses exclusives alone. Elijah's oath by the living LORD and the God who answers by fire on Carmel point to the living God.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, אֵלִיָּהוּ Eliyyahu (Strong's H452; Bible Hub H452) — Elijah ("Yah is God"). In 1 Kings 17 he announces drought; in 1 Kings 18 fire falls on Carmel; in 2 Kings 2 he is taken up in a whirlwind. This list tracks that Elijah inventory — not faith-alone twelve or prayer-alone twelve.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 18 presses Elijah's prayer when fire fell and the people cried "The Lord—he is God" (Bible Hub MHC 1 Kings 18; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18). (Faith, prayer, and courage pages live elsewhere; this list centers Elijah.)
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12 Bible verses about Elijah
1 Kings 17:1. "Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word."" Drought by the word of the Lord. See Bible verses about faith.
1 Kings 17:4-6. "You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there." So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook." Ravens fed him — he obeyed. See Bible verses about obedience.
1 Kings 17:13-14. "Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.'"" Jar and jug — provision in famine. See Bible verses about trust.
1 Kings 17:21-22. "Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, "Lord my God, let this boy's life return to him!" The Lord heard Elijah's cry, and the boy's life returned to him, and he lived." Life returned — Elijah's cry heard. See Bible verses about prayer.
1 Kings 18:21. "Elijah went before 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 said nothing." How long will you waver — choose. See Bible verses about courage.
1 Kings 18:36-37. "At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: "Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again."" Answer me — turn their hearts. See Bible verses about prayer.
1 Kings 18:38-39. "Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench. When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!"" Fire fell — the Lord, he is God. See Bible verses about faith.
1 Kings 19:11-12. "The Lord said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart 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. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper." Gentle whisper — not only wind, quake, fire. See Bible verses about prayer.
1 Kings 19:15-16. "The Lord said to him, "Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. Also anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet."" Anoint Elisha — successor named. See Bible verses about Elisha.
2 Kings 2:9-10. "When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" "Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit," Elisha replied. "You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, "yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not."" Double portion — if you see me taken. See Bible verses about hope.
2 Kings 2:11. "As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind." Chariot of fire — whirlwind. See Bible verses about faith.
Malachi 4:5-6. "See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction." Elijah sent before the day of the Lord. See Bible verses about hope.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need Elijah — not twelve as a grind. If you need Carmel's fire, start at 1 Kings 18:36–39. If you need the drought word, open 1 Kings 17:1. If you need the whirlwind ascent, open 2 Kings 2:11. For Elisha who took up the mantle, open Bible verses about Elisha. For Moses who met God at the bush, open Bible verses about Moses. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about Elijah?
1 Kings 18:36–39 is the clear starting place; 1 Kings 17:1 and 2 Kings 2:11 press the drought word and the whirlwind ascent.
How do Bible verses about Elijah differ from faith alone?
Faith pages gather trusting God in general. This list centers Elijah the Tishbite — Carmel, drought, and the chariot of fire.
What Hebrew word sits under Elijah?
Eliyyahu (H452) — Elijah ("Yah is God").
Why isn't a generic prayer list the exclusive center of this page?
Those exclusive prayer leads stay on the prayer hub so the lists stay distinct (this page owns the Elijah Carmel and whirlwind inventory above).
How is Elijah different from Elisha alone?
Elisha pages gather the double-portion successor. This list centers Elijah who faced Baal and was taken up before Elisha received the mantle.
