Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab, right when the famine in Samaria was most severe.
New American Standard Bible
So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
King James Version
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
Holman Bible
So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab.
The famine was severe in Samaria.
A Conservative Version
And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
American Standard Version
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
Amplified
So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
Bible in Basic English
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
Darby Translation
And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
Julia Smith Translation
And Elijah will go to be seen to Ahab. And the famine strong in Shomeron.
King James 2000
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a severe famine in Samaria.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine [was] severe in Samaria.
Modern King James verseion
And Elijah went to be seen himself to Ahab. And there was a great famine in Samaria.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab, for there was a great famishment in Samaria.
NET Bible
So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
New Heart English Bible
So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
The Emphasized Bible
And Elijah went, to show himself unto Ahab. Now, the famine, was severe in Samaria.
Webster
And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a grievous famine in Samaria.
World English Bible
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,
Themes
Elijah » Returns, and sends a message to ahab
Israel » Hoshea » History of » Famine prevails during the reign of ahab
Interlinear
Yalak
Ra'ah
Chazaq
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 18:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
War Between Elijah And The Prophets Of Baal
1 Quite some time later three years later! this message from the LORD came to Elijah: "Go visit Ahab, and I'll send some rain to the surface of the ground." 2 So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab, right when the famine in Samaria was most severe. 3 Ahab called for Obadiah, his household supervisor. This man, who feared the LORD very much,
Cross References
Leviticus 26:26
When I destroy the source of your bread, ten women will bake bread in one oven. Then they'll return back your bread by weight. You'll eat but won't be satisfied.
Deuteronomy 28:23-24
The sky above your head will become bronze while the ground beneath you will become iron.
2 Kings 6:25
until there was a great famine throughout Samaria. The siege lasted until a donkey's head cost 80 silver coins and one quarter of a unit of dove's dung cost five silver coins.
Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?
Psalm 51:4
Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what was evil in your sight. As a result, you are just in your pronouncement and clear in your judgment.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee, though no one pursues, but the righteous are bold like a lion.
Isaiah 51:12
"I yes, I am the one who comforts you. Who are you, that you are so afraid of humans who will die, descendants of mere men, who have been made like grass?
Jeremiah 14:2-6
"Judah mourns, and her gates languish. The people mourn for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Jeremiah 14:18
If I go out into the field, I see those slain by the sword! If I go into the city, I see the ravages of the famine! Indeed, both prophet and priest ply their trade in the land, but they don't know anything.'"
Joel 1:15-20
Oh, no! For the Day of the LORD approaches, and like destruction from the Almighty, it will come!
Hebrews 13:5-6
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."