Hiram asked,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Why did you give me these cities, my friend<n id="2" />?&#8221; He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day.<n id="3" />

and took off after the prophet,<n id="1" /> whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, &#8220;Are you the prophet<n id="2" /> from Judah?&#8221; He answered, &#8220;Yes, I am.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">After this the following episode took place.<n id="1" /> Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He slept in sackcloth and walked around dejected.

The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace.<n id="1" /> Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.

and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple<n id="1" /> were made from polished bronze.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, &#8220;As certainly as the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel lives (whom I serve),<n id="1" /> there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">After this<n id="1" /> the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

When it was time for the evening offering,<n id="1" /> Elijah the prophet approached the altar<n id="2" /> and prayed: &#8220;O <sc>Lordsc> God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove<n id="3" /> today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.