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1 Kings 18:2
2So Elijah went to meet Ahab. At that time, the famine in Samaria was very bad.
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
1When there had been no rain for three years, the Lord told Elijah, ‘Go and meet King Ahab. After that, I will send rain to make the ground wet again.’ So Elijah went to meet Ahab. At that time, the famine in Samaria was very bad. 3King Ahab told his officer Obadiah to come and meet him. Obadiah had authority over the king's palace. Obadiah obeyed the Lord very faithfully. 4At one time, Ahab's wife Jezebel was killing many of the Lord's prophets. While she was doing this, Obadiah had kept 100 prophets safe. He had hidden them in two caves, with 50 prophets in each cave. He had also given them food and water.
Read all of 1 Kings 181 Kings 18:2 word by word
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ לְהֵרָא֖וֹת אֶל־אַחְאָ֑ב וְהָרָעָ֖ב חָזָ֥ק בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:2
- Psalms 27:1The Lord gives me light in my life and he makes me safe. So I am not afraid of anyone! The Lord takes care of my life. Nobody can make me afraid!
- Psalms 51:4It is you that I have done bad things against, only you! I have done things that are evil, as you know. And so you are fair when you speak against me. You are right when you say that I am guilty.
- Proverbs 28:1A wicked person runs away even when nobody is chasing him. But a righteous person is as brave as a lion.
- Isaiah 51:12‘I am the Lord who comforts you. You do not need to be afraid of people who are only human. Remember that they will all die one day, like grass that only lives for a short time.
- Hebrews 13:5In the way that you live, do not want lots of money. Be happy with the things that you have. Be happy, because God has said this: ‘I will never leave you; I will always be there with you.’
- Leviticus 26:26The people will not have any food. A woman will bake one loaf for ten families. They will weigh it to give one part to each family. When a person eats his piece of bread, he will still be hungry.
- Deuteronomy 28:23There will be no clouds in the sky above to give any rain. The ground under your feet will be as hard as iron.
- 2 Kings 6:25As a result, there was a famine in the city. The Syrian army were all around the city for a long time. Food in the city was very expensive. A donkey's head cost 80 pieces of silver. A small cup of dove's dung cost five pieces of silver.
- Jeremiah 14:2‘Judah's people are very sad and upset. The people in Judah's cities are becoming weak. They are sitting on the ground and they are weeping. Jerusalem's people call to me for help.
- Joel 1:15Be afraid because of that day. Be afraid because the day of the Lord is near. It will be as if the great God would destroy everything.
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
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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
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