1 Kings 18:1 reveals the famine lasted three years and God is about to send rain, setting the stage for Elijah's meeting with Ahab.

Deuteronomy 28:23 pronounces bronze heavens as drought curse—the famine in 1 Kings 18 results from this very judgment.

Deuteronomy 28:24 threatens dust and powder instead of rain—this curse causes the severe famine Elijah announces.

Luke 4:25 directly cites the three-and-a-half-year famine in Elijah's days, confirming the event and linking it to Jesus' ministry.

Leviticus 26:26 describes famine as a covenant curse—the famine in Samaria is a direct instance of such judgment.

2 Kings 6:25 records another famine in Samaria with extreme prices—a parallel crisis in the same city under similar judgment.

Jeremiah 14:2-6 describes drought with cracked ground and suffering animals, reinforcing that famine is divine judgment in both contexts.

Joel 1:15-20 uses vivid drought imagery of fire and withering fields, echoing the severity of the famine in Samaria.