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1st Kings Chapter 18 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV 1stKings 18:2

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
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BBE 1stKings 18:2

So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
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DARBY 1stKings 18:2

And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
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KJV 1stKings 18:2

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
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WBT 1stKings 18:2

And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a grievous famine in Samaria.
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WEB 1stKings 18:2

Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was sore in Samaria.
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YLT 1stKings 18:2

and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And [or Now. It would, perhaps, have been better to begin a new verse here, as this is the beginning of a parenthesis, explanatory of the circumstances under which king and prophet met. It was the famine led to Obadiah's encountering Elijah on the road] there was a sore famine in Samaria. [The effect of a three years' drought would be to reduce the entire people to the verge of starvation. The severity of the famine was no doubt mitigated, as on a former occasion (Genesis 41:57), by the importation of corn from Egypt.]

Ellicott's Commentary