1 Kings 18:2

2 So Elijah went to speak to Ahab. There wasn't enough food in Samaria. The people there were very hungry.

1 Kings 18:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 18:2

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 sought his life:

and there was a sore famine in Samaria;
the metropolis of the kingdom, where Ahab kept his court, and therefore must be sensible of it, and bore the greater indignation against the prophet who had foretold it.

1 Kings 18:2 In-Context

1 It was now three years since it had rained. A message came to Elijah from the Lord. He said, "Go. Speak to Ahab. Then I will send rain on the land."

2 So Elijah went to speak to Ahab. There wasn't enough food in Samaria. The people there were very hungry.

3 Ahab had sent for Obadiah. He was in charge of Ahab's palace. Obadiah had great respect for the Lord.

4 Ahab's wife Jezebel had been killing off the LORD's prophets. So Obadiah had hidden 100 prophets in two caves. He had put 50 in each cave. He had supplied them with food and water.

5 Ahab had said to Obadiah, "Go through the land. Go to all of the springs of water and to the valleys. Maybe we can find some grass there. It will keep the horses and mules alive. Then we won't have to kill any of our animals."