2 Therefore Elijah went to show himself to Ahab; forsooth a great hunger was made in Samaria (or and there was then a great famine in Samaria).
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, the dispenser, either steward, of his house; forsooth Obadiah dreaded greatly the Lord God of Israel (or and Obadiah greatly feared or and greatly revered the Lord God of Israel).