1 Kings 18:1

After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”

Note Literally And the days were many, and in the third year,

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

After many days, the Lord’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.