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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."
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So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab; and there was a severe famine in Samaria.
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And Ahab had called Obadiah, who was in charge of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.
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For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.)
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And Ahab had said to Obadiah, "Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, so that we will not have to kill any livestock."
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So they divided the land between them to explore it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
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Now as Obadiah was on his way, suddenly Elijah met him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, "Is that you, my lord Elijah?"
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And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your master, 'Elijah is here.' "
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So he said, "How have I sinned, that you are delivering your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?