1 Kings 18:2

In 11 translations

BSB

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,

KJV

And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

WEB

Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.

ASV

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.

LSV

and Elijah goes to appear to Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,

YLT

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

DBY

And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.

DRC

And Elias went to shew himself to Achab, and there was a grievous famine in Samaria.

GNV

And Eliiah went to shew himselfe vnto Ahab, and there was a great famine in Samaria.

JPS

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.

LXXE

And Eliu went to appear before Achaab: and the famine was severe in Samaria.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ לְהֵרָא֖וֹת אֶל־אַחְאָ֑ב וְהָרָעָ֖ב חָזָ֥ק בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐπορεύθη Ἠλιοὺ τοῦ ὀφθῆναι τῷ Ἀχαὰβ, καὶ ἡ λιμὸς κραταιὰ ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ.

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• Joel 1:15–20Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty. Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God? The seeds lie…
• Jeremiah 14:2–6“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They…
• Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
• Hebrews 13:5–6Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be…
• 2 Kings 6:25So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
• Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
• Leviticus 26:26When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
• Jeremiah 14:18If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”
• Deuteronomy 28:23–24The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron. The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.
• Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
• Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

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