John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 17:7

"And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land." — 1 Kings 17:7 (ASV)

And it came to pass after a while
Or "at the end of days" {x}, perhaps a year, which sometimes is the sense of this phrase, see (Exodus 13:10) (Judges 17:10) ,

that the brook dried up ;
through the excessive heat, and for want of supplies from the springs and fountains with which it was fed, and for the following reason:

because there had been no rain in the land ;
from the time Elijah prayed and prophesied; of this drought mention is made in profane history: Menander, a Phoenician writer, speaks ^F25 of a drought in the times of Ithobalus (the same with Ethbaal the father of Jezebel), which lasted a whole year, and upon prayer being made there were thunder

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FOOTNOTES:

• F25: Apud Joseph. Antiqu. l. 8. c. 13. sect. 2.