1. And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.
2. And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
3. And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;