1 Kings 18:2
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab,.... Which showed his cheerful and ready obedience to the will of God, and his great courage and magnanimity, to face a king enraged against him, and that…
In these verses we find,
I. The sad state of Israel at this time, upon two accounts: -
1. Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord (Kg1 18:4), slew them, Kg1 18:13. Being an idolater, she was a…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Andthere was a sore famine R.V. with more strict adherence to the original, And the famine was sore.
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