1 Kings 18:2

1 Kings 18:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
• New International Version (NIV)So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab; and there was a severe famine in Samaria.

Context of 1 Kings 18:2

1After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.” So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria, 3and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD, 4for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

1 Kings 18:2 word by word

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ לְהֵרָא֖וֹת אֶל־אַחְאָ֑ב וְהָרָעָ֖ב חָזָ֥ק בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• So Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to present himselfרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• The famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
• was severeחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
• in Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:2

• Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
• Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
• Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
• Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
• Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
• Leviticus 26:26When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
• Deuteronomy 28:23The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.
• 2 Kings 6:25So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
• Jeremiah 14:2“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
• Joel 1:15Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Elijah kept following the Lord's commands (see 1 Kings 17:5, 10), even though it was risky to meet Ahab.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Elijah went--a marvellous proof of the natural intrepidity of this prophet, of his moral courage, and his unfaltering confidence in the protecting care of God, that he ventured to approach the presence of the raging lion. there was a sore famine in Samaria--Elijah found that the famine was pressing with intense severity in the capital. Corn must have been obtained for the people from Egypt or the adjoining countries, else life could not have been…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 18:2

• Elijah
• Israel

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Elijah
• Samaria
• Answer
• Carmel
• Cut
• Dearth
• Either
• Follow
• Halt

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings