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1Ki 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. 3098. B.C. 906.
after many days		Luk 4:25; Jam 5:17; Rev 11:2,6
in the third year		"This form of expression, both in Hebrew and Latin, means ""after the third year,"" i.e., some time between the third and fourth year. 1Ki 17:1,7,15; Luk 4:25; Jam 5:17"
Go		1Ki 18:2,15-40
I will send rain		Lev 26:4; Deu 28:12; Psa 65:9-13; Isa 5:6; Jer 10:13; Jer 14:22; Joe 2:23; Amo 4:7

Correlating Passages

after many days

	Luk 4:25	But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
	Jam 5:17	Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
	Rev 11:2	But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty [and] two months.
	Rev 11:6	These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

in the third year

	1Ki 17:1	And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
	1Ki 17:7	And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
	1Ki 17:15	And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [many] days.
	Luk 4:25	But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
	Jam 5:17	Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

	1Ki 18:2	And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And [there was] a sore famine in Samaria.
	1Ki 18:15	And Elijah said, [As] the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
	1Ki 18:16	So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
	1Ki 18:17	And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel?
	1Ki 18:18	And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
	1Ki 18:19	Now therefore send, [and] gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
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I will send rain

	Lev 26:4	Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
	Deu 28:12	The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
	Psa 65:9	Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
	Psa 65:10	Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
	Psa 65:11	Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
	Psa 65:12	They drop [upon] the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
	Psa 65:13	The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
	Isa 5:6	And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
	Jer 10:13	When he uttereth his voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
	Jer 14:22	Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].
	Joe 2:23	Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month].
	Amo 4:7	And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Kings 18:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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