And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Year of his sojourning at Sarephta. As other six months elapsed before the drought was removed, it is probable that Elias had spent them at Carith, James v. 17. (Calmet)
Earth. God is pleased to withdraw his chastisement, though the guilty were not yet reclaimed. (Salien)