1 Kings 18:1
1 Kings 18:1-2 The Message (MSG)
A long time passed. Then GOD’s word came to Elijah. The drought was now in its third year. The message: “Go and present yourself to Ahab; I’m about to make it rain on the country.” Elijah set out to present himself to Ahab. The drought in Samaria at the time was most severe.
1 Kings 18:1 King James Version (KJV)
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.
1 Kings 18:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now it happened after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.”
1 Kings 18:1 New Century Version (NCV)
During the third year without rain, the LORD spoke his word to Elijah: “Go and meet King Ahab, and I will soon send rain.”
1 Kings 18:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
1 Kings 18:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
And it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.”
1 Kings 18:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now it happened after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.”
1 Kings 18:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Later on, in the third year of the drought, the LORD said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!”