1 Kings 18:5

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 14:5 describes a doe abandoning her fawn for lack of grass—the same drought conditions as 1 Kings 18:5.

Jeremiah 14:6 portrays wild donkeys suffering from no vegetation—mirroring the drought in 1 Kings 18:5.

Joel 1:18 Parallel

Joel 1:18 tells of cattle moaning for lack of pasture—the same drought that made Ahab search for grass in 1 Kings 18:5.

Habakkuk 3:17 echoes the same agricultural collapse — no fig, no herd — as the drought that threatens Israel's livestock here.

Deuteronomy 11:15 promises grass for livestock as a reward for obedience — the opposite of the drought here, which results from disobedience.

Psalm 107:33 describes God turning springs into thirsty ground — exactly the situation Ahab faces as he searches for water in the drought.

Jeremiah 14:3 shows servants searching for water with empty vessels — the same futile search for water and grass that Obadiah undertakes.

Joel 1:20 Parallel

Joel 1:20 describes beasts panting from dried-up brooks and devoured pastures, the exact crisis of drought and lack of grass here.

Amos 4:8 Parallel

Amos 4:8 depicts the same drought conditions—people wandering for water unsatisfied—echoing the severe drought in Ahab's time.

Joel 2:22 Contrast

Joel 2:22 promises green pastures and fruit, contrasting the desperate search for grass in the drought. A contrast between judgment and restoration.