1 Kings 18:2
And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
In Context
3And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;
Cross References
Leviticus 26:26When I break the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and shall deliver you the bread again by weight; and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
2 Kings 1:4Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.
Psalms 27:1{[A Psalm] of David.} Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 56:5All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Isaiah 51:12I, [even] I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou fearest a man that shall die, and the son of man that shall become as grass;
Jeremiah 14:18If I go forth into the field, behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, behold them that pine away with famine! For both prophet and priest shall go about into a land that they know not.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:2-17
The Character of Obadiah; Elijah's Interview with Obadiah. ( b. c. 906.) 1 And 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. 2 And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly: 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord , that Obadiah took a… Read the whole commentary →