1 Kings 18:2
“And Eliiah went to shew himselfe vnto Ahab, and there was a sore famine in Samaria.”
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1 Kings 18:2 Context
1And it came to passe after many daies, that the word of the Lord came to Eliiah in the third yeere, saying, Goe shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab, and I will send raine vpon the earth. 2And Eliiah went to shew himselfe vnto Ahab, and there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3And Ahab called Obadiah which was the gouernour of his house: (now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly: 4For it was so, when Iezebel cut off the Prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah tooke an hundred Prophets, and hid them by fiftie in a caue, and fed them with bread and water.)
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 18:2
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And [there was] a sore famine in Samaria.
- King James Version
So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine {was} severe in Samaria.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
- Basic English Bible
And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
- Darby Bible
And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a grievous famine in Samaria.
- Webster's Bible
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.
- World English Bible
and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 18:2
18:2 Elijah went - Wherein he shews a strong faith, and resoluteobedience, and invincible courage, that he durst at God's commandrun into the mouth of this raging lion.