1 Kings 18:2
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.In other versions
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
ASV
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
BBE
And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
DBY
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was sore in Samaria.
WEB
and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,
YLT
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
ENG
And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a grievous famine in Samaria.
WBT
So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
BSB
In context
1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
2And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
3And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Ahab
- Elijah