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Reconciling the Timeline
Commentators consistently address the apparent discrepancy between "the third year" in this verse and the "three years and six months" mentioned in the New Testament (Luke 4:25, James 5:17). They explain that "the third year" likely refers to the third year of Elijah's hiding from Ahab, not the total duration of the drought.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 18:1
18th Century
Theologian
The third year – that is, in the third year of his sojourn with the widow. The entire period of drought was three and a half years ([Referen…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 18:1
19th Century
Bishop
The third year. —By the accurate tradition, preserved in Luke 4:25, James 5:17, it would seem that the drought lasted <…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 18:1
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass after many days
When two years and more were gone from the time the drought and famine began; or…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 18:1–16
17th Century
Minister
The severest judgments, by themselves, will not humble or change the hearts of sinners; nothing, except the blood of Jesus Christ, can atone for th…