Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Elijah went to be seen himself to Ahab. And there was a great famine in Samaria.
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.
International Standard Version
So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab, right when the famine in Samaria was most severe.
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 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 And it happened after many days the Word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab. And I will send rain on the earth. 2 And Elijah went to be seen himself to Ahab. And there was a great famine in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the house. (And Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly,
Cross References
Leviticus 26:26
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 you shall eat and not be satisfied.
Deuteronomy 28:23-24
And your heavens over your head shall be bronze, and the earth that is under you iron.
2 Kings 6:25
And there was a great famine in Samaria. And, behold, they besieged it until an ass's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five silver pieces.
Psalm 27:1
A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done evil in Your sight; that You might be justified when You speak, and be clear when You judge.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no man pursues; but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Isaiah 51:12
I, I, am He who comforts you. Who are you, that you should fear a man. He shall die, or from the son of man? He shall be made as grass?
Jeremiah 14:2-6
Judah mourns, and its gates droop. They are black to the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
Jeremiah 14:18
If I go out into the field, then I see those killed with the sword! And if I enter into the city, then, behold, sicknesses of famine! Yes, both the prophet and the priest have gone up into a land that they do not know.
Joel 1:15-20
Alas for the day! For the day of Jehovah is at hand, and it shall come as a ruin from the Almighty.
Hebrews 13:5-6
Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"