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Tell him that I will soon send rain!” <a href="/esv/1_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> After many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a> And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a> And it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now it happened after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will provide rain on the face of the earth.” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now it happened after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, &#8220Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now it came about after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened after many days that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.” <a href="/amp/1_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now it happened after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.” <a href="/csb/1_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After a long time, the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year: “Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After a long time, the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year: &#8220Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. <a href="/erv/1_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> A while later in the third year of the drought, the LORD spoke his word to Elijah: "Present yourself to Ahab. I will allow rain to fall on the ground." <a href="/gnt/1_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> After some time, in the third year of the drought, the LORD said to Elijah, "Go and present yourself to King Ahab, and I will send rain." <a href="/isv/1_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> Quite some time later—three years later!—this message from the LORD came to Elijah: "Go visit Ahab, and I'll send some rain to the surface of the ground." <a href="/msb/1_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: ?Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.? <a href="/net/1_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a> Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the LORD told Elijah, "Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground." <a href="/nheb/1_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And it happened after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, "Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land." <a href="/wbt/1_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. <a href="/web/1_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a> After many days, Yahweh’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the days are many, and the word of YHWH has been to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, appear to Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground”; <a href="/ylt/1_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, 'Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;' <a href="/slt/1_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be many days, and the word of Jehovah was to Elijah in the third year, saying. Go, be seen to Ahab; and I will give rain upon the face of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> After many days the word of the Lord came to Elias, in the third year, saying: Go and shew thyself to Achab, that I may give rain upon the face of the earth. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go and show yourself to Ahab, so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a> Long afterward, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: Go, present yourself to Ahab, that I may send rain upon the earth. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year of the drought, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab; I will send rain on the earth.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it was that they were there for many days, and the word of LORD JEHOVAH was on Elyah in the year third saying: “Go, appear to Akhab, and I shall give rain on the face of the land.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying: 'Go, show thyself unto Ahab, and I will send rain upon the land.' <a href="/sep/1_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Eliu in the third year, saying, Go, and appear before Achaab, and I will bring rain upon the face of the earth. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/18-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6937" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Elijah Confronts Ahab</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">After</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">a long</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">time,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·lî·šîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">in the third</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: baš·šā·nāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year of the drought,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ū·ḏə·ḇar- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: ’ê·lî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">Elijah:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: hê·rā·’êh (V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and present</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">yourself to</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">Ahab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·’et·tə·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and I will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: mā·ṭār (N-ms) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the face</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of the earth.”</a> 2So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a> Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops. <a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a> But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16-17</a> But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods, / or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">2 Chronicles 7:13-14</a> If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1-6</a> This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: / “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 are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. ... <a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7</a> “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. <a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Matthew 17:3</a> Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a> Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a> These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish. <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">2 Kings 1:8</a> “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king. <a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14</a> And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. <a href="/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4</a> And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus. <a href="/luke/9-30.htm">Luke 9:30-31</a> Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. / They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Romans 11:2-4</a> God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? / And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.A.<a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a> But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;<a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17</a> Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.<a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2,6</a> But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months… <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1,7,15</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word… <a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a> But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;<a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17</a> Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.Go<a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm">1 Kings 18:2,15</a> And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria… I will send rain<a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a> Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a> The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.<a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Face</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">Show</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-33.htm">Third</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm">Face</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm">Show</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-34.htm">Third</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-22.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 18</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah</a> 9. <a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah</a> 17. <a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets</a> 41. <a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>After a long time This phrase indicates a significant period has passed since the events of <a href="/1_kings/17.htm">1 Kings 17</a>, where Elijah first announced the drought. The "long time" underscores the severity of the drought and the patience required of both Elijah and the people. It reflects the testing of faith and endurance, themes prevalent throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/james/1-3.htm">James 1:3-4</a>, which speaks of perseverance.in the third year of the drought The drought lasted three years, a period of divine judgment on Israel for its idolatry under King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. This timeframe is confirmed in <a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a> and <a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17</a>, where it is mentioned that the drought lasted three and a half years. The number three often symbolizes completeness or divine perfection in the Bible, as seen in the Trinity and the resurrection of Christ on the third day.the word of the LORD came to Elijah This phrase emphasizes the prophetic authority of Elijah, who acts as a mouthpiece for God. The "word of the LORD" is a common biblical expression indicating divine revelation, as seen in the callings of other prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Jeremiah 1:4</a>) and Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Ezekiel 1:3</a>). It underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands.Go and present yourself to Ahab Elijah is instructed to confront King Ahab, a bold and dangerous task given Ahab's hostility towards him. This command highlights Elijah's role as a prophet who must deliver God's message regardless of personal risk. It parallels the courage required by other biblical figures, such as Moses before Pharaoh (<a href="/exodus/5.htm">Exodus 5:1</a>) and John the Baptist before Herod (<a href="/mark/6-18.htm">Mark 6:18</a>).and I will send rain upon the face of the earth This promise of rain signifies the end of the drought and God's mercy and faithfulness in response to repentance. It reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings follow obedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a>). The rain can also be seen as a type of spiritual renewal, foreshadowing the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a>, <a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a> A prophet of God known for his boldness and faithfulness. He is tasked with delivering God's message to King Ahab. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a> The king of Israel, known for his idolatry and leading Israel away from God. His reign is marked by conflict with Elijah. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, who communicates His will through prophets like Elijah. 4. <a href="/topical/d/drought.htm">Drought</a> A significant event in Israel, lasting three years, as a consequence of the nation's idolatry and disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/r/rain.htm">Rain</a> Symbolizes God's mercy and the end of judgment, promised to return upon Elijah's obedience to God's command.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_word.htm">Obedience to God's Word</a> Elijah's willingness to confront Ahab demonstrates the importance of obeying God's commands, even when it is difficult or dangerous. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty and Timing</a> The timing of the rain shows that God is in control of nature and history, and His plans unfold according to His perfect timing. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Elijah's actions remind us that faith often requires us to step out in boldness, trusting in God's promises. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The promise of rain signifies God's readiness to restore and bless His people when they turn back to Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Elijah's account encourages believers to pray fervently and expectantly, knowing that God hears and responds to the prayers of the righteous.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 18</a> <a href="/q/are_there_records_of_1_kings_18_1_drought.htm">Given the severe drought in 1 Kings 18:1, do we have any independent historical records confirming these events? </a> <a href="/q/what_defines_spiritual_sickness.htm">Are you wavering between two opinions?</a> <a href="/q/can_1_kings_18_38's_fire_be_explained.htm">In 1 Kings 18:38, how can the sudden 'fire from the LORD' be explained scientifically or verified historically?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_relent_in_2_kings_1_13-17.htm">In 2 Kings 1:13-17, why does God suddenly relent upon the third captain's approach, and does this shift in response align with consistent divine attributes elsewhere in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) The third year.--By the accurate tradition, preserved in <a href="/luke/4-25.htm" title="But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;">Luke 4:25</a>, <a href="/james/5-17.htm" title="Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.">James 5:17</a>, it would seem that the drought lasted "three years and six months." If, therefore, the expression in the text is to be taken literally, it must be reckoned from the beginning of the visit to Zarephath.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - And it came to pass after [This word is wanting in the Heb. except in a few MSS.] many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year [From what date is this "third year" to be counted? The prima facie view is that the words refer to "these years" mentioned in <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a>, i.e., to the date of the announcement of the drought, and this is the interpretation of the Rabbins and some of the moderns. But it is almost fatal to this view that the duration of the drought is distinctly stated in the New Testament to have been "three years and six months" (<a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a>; <a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17</a>). It is every way better, therefore, to connect the words with <a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7</a>, i.e., with the date of the sojourn at Zarephath. It follows hence that the prophet spent about one year in the Wady Cherith, and two and a half in the house of the widow], saying, Go, show thyself [Heb. be seen] unto Ahab; and I will send [Heb. give] rain upon the earth. [Heb. on the face of the ground. Cf. <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">1 Kings 17:14</a>.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/18-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>After וַיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a long רַבִּ֔ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great time, יָמִ֣ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day in the third הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ית (haš·šə·lî·šîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) year [of the drought], בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה (baš·šā·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year the word וּדְבַר־ (ū·ḏə·ḇar-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel came הָיָה֙ (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Elijah: אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites “Go לֵ֚ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and present הֵרָאֵ֣ה (hê·rā·’êh) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see yourself to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Ahab, אַחְאָ֔ב (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet and I will send וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה (wə·’et·tə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set rain מָטָ֖ר (mā·ṭār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> Rain on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the earth.” הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 18:1 It happened after many days that (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 17:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 18:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>