1 Kings 18:1 (YLT)

Passage

And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, `Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;'

Nearby Context

1 Kings 18:1 And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, `Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;'

1 Kings 18:2 and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,

1 Kings 18:3 and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who <FI>is<Fi> over the house--and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "days", "word", "jehovah", "hath", "been", "elijah", "third", and "year". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "days" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab...", so "days" and "word" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "days" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.