1 Kings 18:2

Contextual Overview

¹ After many dayes, the worde of the Lorde came to Eliiah, in the third yeere, saying, Goe, shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab, and I will sende rayne vpon the earth. ¹ It happened after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Eliyah, in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ach'av; and I will send rain on the eretz. ¹ During the third year that no rain fell, the Lord said to Elijah, "Go meet with King Ahab, and I will make it rain." ¹ After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth." ¹Now it happened after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth." ¹ And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. ¹ Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth. ¹For three years no rain fell in Samaria, and there was almost nothing to eat anywhere. The Lord said to Elijah, "Go and meet with King Ahab. I will soon make it rain." So Elijah went to see Ahab. ¹ A long time passed. Then, in the third year, the word of Adonai came to Eliyahu: "Go, present yourself to Ach'av, and I will send rain down on the land." 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 land.'

Bible Verse Review
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went to show: Psalms 27:1, Psalms 51:4, Proverbs 28:1, Isaiah 51:12, Hebrews 13:5, Hebrews 13:6

a sore: Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 28:23, Deuteronomy 28:24, 2 Kings 6:25, Jeremiah 14:2-6, Jeremiah 14:18, Joel 1:15-20

Reciprocal: Ruth 1:1 - a famine 2 Samuel 21:1 - a famine 1 Kings 16:24 - the name of the city 1 Kings 18:1 - Go 2 Kings 8:1 - the Lord Amos 4:6 - and want Luke 4:25 - when the

Cross-References

Genesis 18:3
And he said, Lord, if I haue now founde fauour in thy sight, goe not, I pray thee, from thy seruant.

Genesis 18:3
And said, O LORD, if now I have found mercy in thy sight, do not pass away from thy servant;

Genesis 18:3
and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don't go away from your servant.

Genesis 18:3
Abraham said, "Sirs, please stay a while with me, your servant.

Genesis 18:3
and said, "O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.

Genesis 18:3
and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

Genesis 18:3
And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:

Genesis 18:3
and said, "Please come to my home where I can serve you.

Genesis 18:3
and said, "My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, please don't leave your servant.

Genesis 18:3
and said, Lord, if now I have found favour in thine eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab,.... Which showed his cheerful and ready obedience to the will of God, and his great courage and magnanimity, to face a king enraged against him, and that sought his life:

and there was a sore famine in Samaria; the metropolis of the kingdom, where Ahab kept his court, and therefore must be sensible of it, and bore the greater indignation against the prophet who had foretold it.