Elijah Kills the Prophets of Baal

18 During the third year without rain, the ·Lord spoke his word [^Lword of the Lord came] to Elijah: “Go and ·meet [present/show yourself to] King Ahab, and I will soon send rain.” ² So Elijah went to ·meet [present/show himself to] Ahab.

By this time ·there was no food [the famine was severe] in Samaria. ³ King Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the ·king’s palace [household]. (Obadiah ·was a true follower of [^Lgreatly revered/feared] the Lord. ⁴ When Jezebel was killing the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah hid a hundred of them in two caves, fifty in one cave and fifty in another. He also ·brought [provided] them food and water.) ⁵ Ahab said to Obadiah, “·Let’s [Go] check every spring and valley in the land. Maybe we can find enough grass to keep our horses and mules alive and not have to kill our animals.” ⁶ So ·each one chose a part of the country to search [they divided the land between them]; Ahab ·went in one direction [^Lwalked one way by himself] and Obadiah ·in another [^Lwalked one way by himself].