וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ לְהֵרָא֖וֹת אֶל־אַחְאָ֑ב וְהָרָעָ֖ב חָזָ֥ק בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
И пришел Илия, чтобы показать себя Ахаву. И голод был в Самарии.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Elijah went to appear before” [18:2]. Elijah went and wanted to present himself to King Ahab and the famine was very severe in Samaria.