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1 Kings 18

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46 verses in KJV · 446 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of 1 Kings 18 (KJV)

18:1 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.

18:2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And [there was] a sore famine in Samaria.

18:3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Jeremiah

Approximate study chronology: c. 906 BC

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