1 Kings 18:2
So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. In the meantime the famine had become severe in Samaria.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
In Context
3Ahab summoned Obadiah, the manager of his palace (Obadiah was a very sincere believer in the Lord.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:26I will send a famine so bread is in short supply. One oven will serve the needs of ten women baking bread. It will be distributed by weight so that you'll eat but won't have enough.
2 Kings 1:4So this is the Lord's answer: ‘You will not leave the bed on which you are lying. You're definitely going to die.’” And Elijah left.
Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation! How could anyone scare me? The Lord is my life's fortress! How could anyone terrify me?
Psalms 56:5They constantly twist my words against me; they spend all their time thinking of evil things to do to me.
Isaiah 51:12It's me, yes, I am the one who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortals who die just like grass?
Jeremiah 14:18If I go out to the countryside, I see those killed by the sword; if I go into the city, I see those dying by famine. Both prophets and priests wander around the country—they don't know what they're doing.
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 →