And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Eli´jah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
1 Kings 18:2 - King James Version - American Edition And Eli´jah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. American Standard Version (1901) And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria. Common English Bible So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. Now the famine had become especially bad in Samaria. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Elias went to shew himself to Achab: and there was a grievous famine in Samaria. |
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Eli´jah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
And Ahab called Obadi´ah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadi´ah feared the Lord greatly:
Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Eli´jah departed.
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
and your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.