Verse 2
1 Kings 18:2
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And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ לְ/הֵרָא֖וֹת אֶל אַחְאָ֑ב וְ/הָ/רָעָ֖ב חָזָ֥ק בְּ/שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
English Translation
And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab, and the famine was severe in Samaria.
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Chapter 18 Context
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And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, say...
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And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
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And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly:
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for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, a...
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And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the b...
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So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadi...
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And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and sa...
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And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
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And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to...
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As Jehovah thy God (Elohim) liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to...
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And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
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And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah will carry thee...
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Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred me...
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And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here; and he will slay me.
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And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him...
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So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Isr...
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And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsa...
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Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hun...
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So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
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And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if...
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Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of Jehovah; but Baal’s prophets...
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Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it...
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And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the God (Elohim) th...
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And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first...
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And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal...
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And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either h...
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And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood g...
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And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the even...
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And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me; and all the people came near unto him. And h...
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And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom...
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And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar,...
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And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, F...
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And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third ti...
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And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
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And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet cam...
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Hear me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this people may know that thou, Jehovah, art God (Elohim), and tha...
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Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and th...
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And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God (Elohim)...
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And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them...
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And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.
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So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself d...
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And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, Th...
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And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea,...
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And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there w...
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and the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entran...
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