And the word of the Lord came to him The word of prophecy, as the Targum; this shows that by word, in the former verse, he means the word of the Lord by him:
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et dixit Helias Thesbites de habitatoribus Galaad ad Ahab vivit Dominus Deus Israhel in cuius conspectu sto si erit annis his ros et pluvia nisi iuxta oris mei verba