1Ki 18:1-5 | NET2full | STEP | Some time later , in the third year of the famine, the Lord ’s message came to Elijah , “ Go , make an appearance before Ahab , so I may send rain on the surface of the ground .”

‏ 1 Kings 18:1-5

Elijah Meets the King’s Servant

1 Some time later, in the third year of the famine, ^{▼▼tn The words “of the famine” do not appear in the original text but are supplied for clarification.} the Lord’s message came to Elijah, “Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground.” 2 So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab.

Now the famine was severe in Samaria. 3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. ^{▼▼tn Heb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.} 4 When Jezebel was killing ^{▼▼tn Heb “cutting off.”} the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah took 100 prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of 50. He also brought them food and water.) 5 Ahab told Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grazing areas ^{▼▼tn Heb “grass.”} so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill ^{▼▼tn Heb “to cut off.”} some of the animals.”