Obadiah Meets Elijah1 Now it happened° a[after] many° days° that the word° of the LORD° came° to Elijah° in the third° year°, saying°, “Go°, show° yourself to Ahab°, and bI will send° rain° on the face° of the earth°.” 2 So Elijah° went° to show° himself to Ahab°. Now the famine° [was] severe° in Samaria°. 3 Ahab° called° Obadiah° awho° [was] over° the household°. (Now Obadiah° Ibfeared° the LORD° greatly°; 4 for awhen Jezebel° Idestroyed° the prophets° of the LORD°, Obadiah° took° a hundred° prophets° and hid° them by fifties° in a cave°, and bprovided° them with bread° and water°.) 5 Then Ahab° said° to Obadiah°, “Go° through the land° to all° the springs° of water° and to all° the valleys°; perhaps° we will find° grass° and keep° the horses° and mules° alive°, and not Ihave to kill° some° of the cattle°.” 6 So they divided° the land° between them to Isurvey° it; Ahab° went° one° way° by himself° and Obadiah° went° another° way° by himself°. [1] a1K 17:1; Lk 4:25; Jm 5:17 bDt 28:12
[3] IOr revered a1K 16:9 bNe 7:2; Jb 28:28 [4] ILit cut off a1K 18:13 bMt 10:40-42 [5] ILit cut off [6] ILit pass through 7 ¶ Now as Obadiah° was on the way°, behold°, Elijah° Imet° him, aand he recognized° him and fell° on his face° and said°, “Is this° you, Elijah° my master°?” 8 He said° to him, “It is I. Go°, say° to your master°, ‘Behold°, Elijah° [is here].’” 9 He said°, “What° Isin° have I committed°, that you are giving° your servant° into the hand° of Ahab° to put° me to death°? 10 aAs the LORD° your God° lives°, there° is no° nation° or kingdom° where°° my master° has not sent° to search° for you; and when they said°, ‘He is not [here],’ he made the kingdom° or nation° swear° that they could not find° you. 11 And now° you are saying°, ‘Go°, say° to your master°, “Behold°, Elijah° [is here].”’ 12 It will come° about when I leave°° you athat the Spirit° of the LORD° will carry° you where°° I do not know°; so when I come° and tell° Ahab° and he cannot° find° you, he will kill° me, although [I] your servant° have Ifeared° the LORD° from my youth°. 13 aHas it not been told° to my master° what° I did° when Jezebel° killed° the prophets° of the LORD°, that I hid° Ia hundred° prophets° of the LORD° by fifties° in a cave°, and provided° them with bread° and water°? 14 And now° you are saying°, ‘Go°, say° to your master°, “Behold°, Elijah° [is here]”’; he will then kill° me.” 15 Elijah° said°, “aAs the LORD° of hosts° lives°, before° whom° I stand°, I will surely° show° myself to him today°.” 16 So Obadiah° went° to meet° Ahab° and told° him; and Ahab° went° to meet° Elijah°. [7] ILit to meet a2K 1:6-8
[9] ILit have I sinned [10] a1K 17:1 [12] IOr revered a2K 2:16; Ezk 3:12, 14; Ac 8:39 [13] ILit a hundred men of the prophets a1K 18:4 [15] a1K 17:1 17 ¶ When Ahab° saw° Elijah°, aAhab° said° to him, “Is this° you, you troubler° of Israel°?” 18 He said°, “I have not troubled° Israel°, but you and your father’s° house° [have], because ayou have forsaken° the commandments° of the LORD° and byou have followed°° the Baals°. 19 Now° then send° [and] gather° to me all° Israel° at aMount° Carmel°, b[together] with 450°°° prophets° of Baal° and 400°° prophets° of cthe Asherah°, who eat° at Jezebel’s° table°.” [17] aJsh 7:25; 1K 21:20
[18] a1K 9:9; 2Ch 15:2 b1K 16:31; 21:25, 26 [19] aJsh 19:26; 2K 2:25 b1K 18:22 c1K 16:33 God or Baal on Mount Carmel20 ¶ So Ahab° sent° [a message] among all° the sons° of Israel° and brought° the prophets° together° at Mount° Carmel°. 21 Elijah° came° near° to all° the people° and said°, “aHow° long°° [will] you Ihesitate° between° two° opinions°? bIf° the LORD° is God°, follow°° Him; but if° Baal°, follow°° him.” But the people° did not answer° him a word°. 22 Then Elijah° said° to the people°, “I aalone° am left° a prophet° of the LORD°, but Baal’s° prophets° are b450°°° men°. 23 Now let them give° us two° oxen°; and let them choose° one° ox° for themselves and cut° it up, and place° it on the wood°, but put° no° fire° [under it]; and I will prepare° the other° ox° and lay° it on the wood°, and I will not put° a fire° [under it]. 24 Then you call° on the name° of your god°, and I will call° on the name° of the LORD°, and athe God° who° answers° by fire°, He is God°.” And all° the people° said°, “IThat is a good° idea°.” [21] ILit limp on the two divided opinions a2K 17:41; Mt 6:24 bJsh 24:15
[22] a1K 19:10, 14 b1K 18:19 [24] ILit The matter is good a1K 18:38 25 ¶ So Elijah° said° to the prophets° of Baal°, “Choose° one° ox° for yourselves and prepare° it first° for you are many°, and call° on the name° of your god°, but put° no° fire° [under it].” 26 Then they took° the ox° which° Iwas given° them and they prepared° it and called° on the name° of Baal° from morning° until° noon° saying°, “O Baal°, answer° us.” But there° was ano° voice° and no° one° answered°. And they IIleaped° about° the altar° which° IIIthey made°. 27 It came° about at noon°, that Elijah° mocked° them and said°, “Call° out with a loud° voice°, for he is a god°; either° he is occupied° or gone° aside°, or is on a journey°, or perhaps° he is asleep° and needs to be awakened°.” 28 So they cried° with a loud° voice° and acut° themselves according to their custom° with swords° and lances° until° the blood° gushed° out on them. 29 When midday° was past°, they Iraved° auntil° the time of the offering° of the [evening] sacrifice°; but there° was no° voice°, no° one° answered°, and no° IIone° paid° attention°. [26] ILit he gave IILit limped; i.e. a type of ceremonial dance IIISo some mss and the ancient versions; M.T. he aPs 115:4, 5; Jr 10:5
[28] aLv 19:28; Dt 14:1 [29] ILit prophesied IILit attentiveness aEx 29:39, 41 30 ¶ Then Elijah° said° to all° the people°, “Come° near° to me.” So all° the people° came° near° to him. And ahe repaired° the altar° of the LORD° which had been torn° down°. 31 Elijah° took° twelve°° stones° according to the number° of the tribes° of the sons° of Jacob°, to whom° the word° of the LORD° had come°, saying°, “aIsrael° shall be your name°.” 32 So with the stones° he built° an altar° in athe name° of the LORD°, and he made° a trench° around° the altar°, large° enough to hold° two Imeasures° of seed°. 33 aThen he arranged° the wood° and cut° the ox° in pieces° and laid° [it] on the wood°. 34 And he said°, “Fill° four° pitchers° with water° and pour° [it] on the burnt° offering° and on the wood°.” And he said°, “Do° it a second° time°,” and they did° it a second° time°. And he said°, “Do° it a third° time°,” and they did° it a third° time°. 35 The water° flowed° around° the altar° and he also° filled° the trench° with water°. [30] a1K 19:10, 14; 2Ch 33:16
[31] aGn 32:28; 35:10; 2K 17:34 [32] IHeb seahs; i.e. one seah equals approx 11 qts aCol 3:17 [33] aGn 22:9; Lv 1:7, 8 Elijah’s Prayer36 aAt the time° of the offering° of the [evening] sacrifice°, Elijah° the prophet° came° near° and said°, “bO LORD°, the God° of Abraham°, Isaac° and Israel°, today° let it be known° that cYou are God° in Israel° and that I am Your servant° and dI have done° all° these° things° at Your word°. 37 Answer° me, O LORD°, answer° me, that this° people° may know° that You, O LORD°, are God°, and [that] You have turned° their heart° back° again°.” 38 Then the afire° of the LORD° fell° and consumed° the burnt° offering° and the wood° and the stones° and the dust°, and licked° up the water° that was in the trench°. 39 When all° the people° saw° it, they fell° on their faces°; and they said°, “aThe LORD°, He is God°; the LORD°, He is God°.” 40 Then Elijah° said° to them, “Seize° the prophets° of Baal°; do not let one° of them escape°.” So they seized° them; and Elijah° brought° them down° to athe brook° Kishon°, band slew° them there°. [36] a1K 18:29 bGn 28:13; Ex 3:6; 4:5; Mt 22:32 c1K 8:43 dNu 16:28-32
[38] aGn 15:17; Lv 9:24; 10:1, 2; Jg 6:21; 2K 1:12; 1Ch 21:26; 2Ch 7:1; Jb 1:16 [39] a1K 18:21, 24 [40] aJg 4:7; 5:21 bDt 13:5; 18:20; 2K 10:24, 25 41 ¶ Now Elijah° said° to Ahab°, “Go° up, eat° and drink°; for there is the sound° of the roar° of a [heavy] shower°.” 42 So Ahab° went° up to eat° and drink°. But Elijah° went° up to the top° of aCarmel°; and he bcrouched° down° on the earth° and put° his face° between° his knees°. 43 He said° to his servant°, “Go° up now°, look° toward° the sea°.” So he went° up and looked° and said°, “There° is nothing°°.” And he said°, “Go° back°” seven° times°. 44 It came° about at the seventh° [time], that he said°, “Behold°, aa cloud° as small° as a man’s° hand° is coming° up from the sea°.” And he said°, “Go° up, say° to Ahab°, ‘IPrepare° [your chariot] and go° down°, so that the [heavy] shower° does not stop° you.’” 45 In a little°° while°° the sky° grew° black° with clouds° and wind°, and there was a heavy° shower°. And Ahab° rode° and went° to aJezreel°. 46 Then athe hand° of the LORD° was on Elijah°, and bhe girded° up his loins° and Ioutran°° Ahab° IIto Jezreel°. [42] a1K 18:19, 20 bJm 5:18
[44] ILit Tie, harness aLk 12:54 [45] aJsh 17:16; Jg 6:33 [46] ILit ran before IILit until you are coming to a2K 3:15; Is 8:11; Ezk 3:14 b2K 4:29; Jr 1:17; 1P 1:13 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meeteth good Obadiah.1 ¶ And it came to pass² [after] manyº days,º that the wordº of the LORDº came² to² Elijahº in the thirdº year,º saying,ºª Go,¹ª² shew¹ª thyself² unto² Ahab;º and I will sendºª rainº uponº² the earth.º 2 And Elijahº went¹ª² to shew¹ª himself² unto² Ahab.º And [there was] a soreº famineº in Samaria.º 3 And Ahabº calledºª² Obadiah,º which² [was] the governor² of [his] house.º (Now Obadiahº feared¹²²² the LORDº greatly:º 4 For it was² [so], when Jezebelº cut offºª² the prophetsº of the LORD,º that Obadiahº tookºª an hundredº prophets,º and hidºª them by fiftyºº in a cave,º and fedºª them with breadº and water.)º 5 And Ahabº saidºª unto² Obadiah,º Go¹ª² into the land,º unto² all² fountainsº of water,º and unto² all² brooks:º peradventureº we may findºª grassº to save¹ª the horses¹ and mules¹ alive,ºª²² that we loseºª not² all the beasts.º² 6 So they dividedºª² the landº between them to pass² throughout¹ª it: Ahabº wentºª oneº wayº by himself,² and Obadiahº wentºª anotherº wayº by himself.² [1] Lv 26:4; Dt 28:12; 1K 17:1, 7, 15; 18:2, 15; Ps 65:9; Is 5:6; Jr 10:13; 14:22; Jol 2:23; Am 4:7; Lk 4:25; Jm 5:17; Rv 11:2, 6.
[2] Lv 26:26; Dt 28:23; 2K 6:25; Ps 27:1; 51:4; Pv 28:1; Is 51:12; Jr 14:2, 18; Jol 1:15; He 13:5. [3] Gn 22:12; 24:2, 10; 39:4, 9; 41:40; 42:18; 1K 18:12; 2K 4:1; Ne 5:15; 7:2; Pv 14:26; Mal 3:16; Mt 10:28; Ac 10:2, 35. [4] 1K 13:8, 16; 18:13; 2K 6:22; Ne 9:26; Mt 10:40; 21:35; 25:35, 40; He 11:38; Rv 17:4. [5] Ps 104:14; Jr 14:5; Jol 1:18; 2:22; Hab 3:17; Ro 8:20. [6] Jr 14:3. 7 ¶ And as Obadiahº was² in the way,º behold,² Elijahº met¹ª² him: and he knewºª him, and fellºª on² his face,º and said,ºª [Art] thou² that² my lordº Elijah?º 8 And he answeredºª him, I² [am]: go,¹ª² tellºª thy lord,º Behold,² Elijahº [is here]. [7] Gn 18:2, 12; 44:16, 20, 33; 50:18; Nu 12:11; 1S 20:41; 2S 19:18; 1K 11:29; 2K 1:6; Is 60:14; Mt 3:4; 11:8.
[8] 1K 18:3; Ro 13:7; 1P 2:17. Obadiah bringeth Ahab to Elijah.9 And he said,ºª What² have I sinned,ºª that² thou² wouldest deliverºª² thy servantº into the handº of Ahab,º to slayºª me? 10 [As] the LORDº thy Godº liveth,º there is² no¹² nationº or kingdom,º whitherº² my lordº hath not² sentºª to seekºª thee: and when they said,ºª [He is] not² [there]; he took an oathºª of² the kingdomº and nation,º that² they foundºª thee not.² 11 And now² thou² sayest,ºª Go,¹ª² tellºª thy lord,º Behold,² Elijahº [is here]. 12 And it shall come to pass,² [as soon as] I² am gone¹ª² from²² thee, that the Spiritº of the LORDº shall carryºª thee whither²² I knowºª not;² and [so] when I comeºª and tellºª Ahab,º and he cannot² findºª thee, he shall slayºª me: but I thy servantº fearºª² the LORDº from my youth.º² 13 Was it not² toldºª my lordº² what² I didºª when Jezebelº slewºª² the prophetsº of the LORD,º how I hidºª an hundredº menº of the LORD'S¹ prophetsº²² by fiftyº² in a cave,º and fedºª them with breadº and water?º 14 And now² thou² sayest,ºª Go,¹ª² tellºª thy lord,º Behold,² Elijahº [is here]: and he shall slayºª me. 15 And Elijahº said,ºª [As] the LORDº of hostsº liveth,º beforeº whom² I stand,ºª I will surely² shew¹ª myself² unto² him to day.º 16 So Obadiahº went¹ª² to meet¹ª² Ahab,º and toldºª him: and Ahabº went¹ª² to meet¹ª² Elijah.º [9] Ex 5:21; 1K 17:18; 18:12.
[10] 1S 29:6; 1K 1:29; 2:24; 17:1, 5, 9, 12; 18:15; Ps 10:2; 12:7; 31:20; 91:1; Jr 26:20; 36:26; Jn 8:59. [11] 1K 18:8, 14. [12] 1S 2:18, 26; 3:19; 22:11; 2K 2:11, 16; 2Ch 34:3; Ps 71:17; Pv 8:13; Ec 7:18; Is 50:10; Ezk 3:12; 8:3; 11:24; 37:1; 40:1; Dn 2:5; Mt 2:16; 4:1; Lk 1:15; Ac 8:39; 12:19; 2Co 12:2; 2Ti 3:15. [13] Gn 20:4; 1K 18:4; Ps 18:21; Mt 10:41; 25:35; Ac 20:34; 1Th 2:9. [14] Mt 10:28. [15] Gn 2:1; Dt 1:38; 4:19; 1K 17:1; 18:10; Jb 25:3; Ps 24:8; 103:21; 148:2; Is 6:3; 51:7; Jr 8:2; Lk 1:19; 2:13; He 6:16. Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinceth Baal's prophets.17 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Ahabº sawºª² Elijah,º that Ahabº saidºª unto² him, [Art] thou² he that² troublethºª Israel?º 18 And he answered,ºª I have not² troubledºª² Israel;º but²² thou,² and thy father'sº house,º in that ye have forsakenºª² the commandmentsº of the LORD,º and thou hast followedº¹ª² Baalim.º 19 Now² therefore send,ºª [and] gatherºª to² me² all² Israelº unto² mountº Carmel,º and the prophetsº of Baalº fourº hundredº and fifty,º and the prophetsº of the grovesº fourº hundred,º which eatºª at Jezebel'sº table.º 20 So Ahabº sentºª unto all² the childrenº of Israel,º and gathered¹ª the prophets¹ togetherºª²² unto² mountº Carmel.º 21 And Elijahº cameºª unto² all² the people,º and said,ºª How long¹²² haltºª ye² between² twoº opinions?º if² the LORDº [be] God,º follow²² him: but if² Baal,º [then] followº¹ª² him. And the peopleº answeredºª him not² a word.º 22 Then saidºª Elijahº unto² the people,º I,² [even] I only,² remainºª a prophetº of the LORD;º but Baal'sº prophetsº [are] fourº hundredº and fiftyº men.º 23 Let them therefore giveºª us twoº bullocks;º and let them chooseºª oneº bullockº for themselves, and cut it in pieces,ºª and layºª [it] on² wood,º and putºª no² fireº [under]: and I² will dressºª² the otherº bullock,º and layºª [it] on² wood,º and putºª no² fireº [under]: 24 And callºª ye on the nameº of your gods,º and I² will callºª on the nameº of the LORD:º and the Godº that² answerethºª by fire,º let him² be² God.º And all² the peopleº answeredºª and said,ºª It is wellº spoken.º 25 And Elijahº saidºª unto the prophetsº of Baal,º Chooseºª you oneº bullockº for yourselves, and dressºª [it] first;º for² ye² [are] many;º and callºª on the nameº of your gods,º but putºª no² fireº [under]. 26 And they tookºª² the bullockº which² was givenºª them, and they dressedºª [it], and calledºª on the nameº of Baalº from morningº² even until² noon,º saying,ºª O Baal,º hearºª us. But [there was] noº voice,º nor² any that answered.ºª And they leapedºª upon² the altarº which² was made.ºª 27 And it came to pass² at noon,º that Elijahº mockedºª them, and said,ºª Cryºª aloud:ºº for² he² [is] a god;º either² he is talking,º or² he is pursuing,º or² he is in a journey,º [or] peradventureº he² sleepeth,º and must be awaked.ºª 28 And they criedºª aloud,ºº and cut¹ª themselves² after their mannerº with knivesº and lancets,º till² the bloodº gushed outºª upon² them. 29 And it came to pass,² when middayº was past,ºª and they prophesiedºª until² the [time] of the offeringºª of the [evening] sacrifice,º that [there was] neither² voice,º nor² any to answer,ºª nor² any that regarded.º 30 And Elijahº saidºª unto all² the people,º Come nearºª unto² me. And all² the peopleº came nearºª unto² him. And he repairedºª² the altarº of the LORDº [that was] broken down.ºª 31 And Elijahº tookºª twelveºº stones,º according to the numberº of the tribesº of the sonsº of Jacob,º unto² whom² the wordº of the LORDº came,² saying,ºª Israelº shall be² thy name:º 32 And with² the stonesº he builtºª an altarº in the nameº of the LORD:º and he madeºª a trenchº aboutº the altar,º as great as would containº two measuresº of seed.º 33 And he putºª² the woodº in order,¹ª and cutºª² the bullockº in pieces, and laidºª [him] on² the wood,º and said,ºª Fillºª fourº barrelsº with water,º and pourºª [it] on² the burnt sacrifice,º and on² the wood.º 34 And he said,ºª Do [it] the second time.ºª And they did [it] the second time.ºª And he said,ºª Do [it] the third time.ºª And they did [it] the third time.ºª 35 And the waterº ran¹ª² round aboutº the altar;º and he filledºª² the trenchº also² with water.º 36 And it came to pass² at [the time of] the offeringºª of the [evening] sacrifice,º that Elijahº the prophetº came near,ºª and said,ºª LORDº Godº of Abraham,º Isaac,º and of Israel,º let it be knownºª this dayº that² thou² [art] Godº in Israel,º and [that] I² [am] thy servant,º and [that] I have doneºª² all² these² things² at thy word.º 37 Hearºª me, O LORD,º hearºª me, that this² peopleº may knowºª that² thou² [art] the LORDº God,º and [that] thou² hast turnedºª² their heartº back¹ª again.º 38 Then the fireº of the LORDº fell,ºª and consumedºª² the burnt sacrifice,º and the wood,º and the stones,º and the dust,º and licked upºª the waterº that² [was] in the trench.º 39 And when all² the peopleº sawºª [it], they fellºª on² their faces:º and they said,ºª The LORD,º he² [is] the God;º the LORD,º he² [is] the God.º 40 And Elijahº saidºª unto them, Takeºª² the prophetsº of Baal;º let not² oneº of them² escape.ºª And they tookºª them: and Elijahº brought them downºª to² the brookº Kishon,º and slewºª them there.² [17] Jsh 7:25; 1K 21:20; Jr 26:8; 38:4; Am 7:10; Ac 16:20; 17:6; 24:5.
[18] 1K 9:9; 2Ch 15:2; Pv 11:19; 13:21; Is 3:11; Jr 2:13, 19; Ezk 3:8; Mt 14:4; Ac 24:13, 20; Rv 2:8. [19] Jsh 19:26; 1S 15:12; 1K 15:13; 16:33; 18:42; 19:1; 22:6; 2K 2:25; 9:22; 13:6; Jr 46:18; Am 1:2; 9:3; 2P 2:1; Rv 2:20; 19:20. [20] 1K 22:9. [21] Gn 24:50; 44:16; Ex 5:1; Dt 4:35; Jsh 24:15, 23; 1S 7:3; 1K 18:39; 2K 17:41; 1Ch 17:26; 2Ch 33:13; Jb 40:4; Ps 100:3; Zp 1:5; Mt 6:24; 22:12, 34, 36; Lk 6:13; Ro 3:19; 6:16, 21; 1Co 10:21; 2Co 6:14; Rv 3:15. [22] 1K 18:19; 19:10, 14; 20:13, 32, 35, 38; 22:6; Mt 7:13; Ro 11:3; 2Ti 4:3; 2P 2:1. [24] Lv 9:24; Jg 6:21; 2S 14:19; 1K 18:38; 1Ch 21:26; 2Ch 7:1, 3; Is 39:8. [26] 1K 18:24; Ps 115:4; 135:15; Is 37:38; 44:17; 45:20; Jr 10:5; Dn 5:23; Hab 2:18; Zp 1:9; Mt 6:7; 1Co 8:4; 10:19; 12:2. [27] 1K 22:15; 2Ch 25:8; Ps 44:23; 78:65; 121:4; Ec 11:9; Is 8:9; 41:23; 44:15; 51:9; Ezk 20:39; Am 4:4; Mt 26:45; Mk 4:38; 7:9; 14:41. [28] Lv 19:28; Dt 14:1; Mi 6:7; Mk 5:5; 9:22. [29] 1S 18:10; 1K 18:26, 36; 22:10, 12; Jr 28:6; Ac 16:16; 1Co 11:4; Ga 4:8; 2Ti 3:8. [30] 1K 19:10, 14; 2Ch 33:16; Ro 11:3. [31] Gn 32:28; 33:20; 35:10; Ex 24:4; Jsh 4:3, 20; 2K 17:34; Ezr 6:17; Is 48:1; Jr 31:1; Ezk 37:16; 47:13; Ep 2:20; 4:4; Rv 7:4; 21:12. [32] Ex 20:24; Jg 6:26; 21:4; 1S 7:9, 17; 1Co 10:31; Col 3:17. [33] Gn 22:9; Lv 1:6; Jg 6:20; Dn 3:19, 25; Jn 11:39; 19:33. [34] 2Co 4:2; 8:21. [35] 1K 18:32, 38. [36] Gn 26:24; 31:53; 32:9; 46:3; Ex 3:6, 15; 29:39; Nu 16:28; 1S 17:46; 1K 8:43; 18:21, 29; 22:28; 2K 1:3, 6; 5:15; 19:19; 1Ch 29:18; 2Ch 20:6; Ezr 9:4; Ps 67:1; 83:18; 141:2; Ezk 36:23; 39:7; Dn 8:13; 9:21; 12:11; Jn 11:42; Ac 3:1; 10:30; Ep 1:17; 3:14. [37] Gn 32:24, 26, 28; 1K 18:24, 29, 36; 2Ch 14:11; 32:19; Is 37:17; Jr 31:18; Ezk 36:25; Dn 9:17; Mal 4:5; Lk 1:16; 11:8; Jm 5:16. [38] Gn 15:17; Lv 9:24; 10:2; Jg 6:21; 1K 18:24; 2K 1:12; 1Ch 21:26; 2Ch 7:1; Jb 1:16; Is 31:9. [39] Jg 13:20; 1K 18:21, 24; 1Ch 21:16; 2Ch 7:3; Jn 5:35; Ac 2:37; 4:16. [40] Dt 13:5; 18:20; Jg 5:21; 2K 10:25; Jr 48:10; Zc 13:2; Rv 19:20; 20:10. Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, followeth Ahab to Jezreel.41 ¶ And Elijahº saidºª unto Ahab,º Get thee up,ºª eatºª and drink;ºª for² [there is] a soundº of abundanceº of rain.º 42 So Ahabº went upºª to eatºª and to drink.ºª And Elijahº went upºª to² the topº of Carmel;º and he cast himself downºª upon the earth,º and putºª his faceº between² his knees,º 43 And saidºª to² his servant,º Go upºª now,² lookºª towardº the sea.º And he went up,ºª and looked,ºª and said,ºª [There is] nothing.º² And he said,ºª Go againºª sevenº times.º 44 And it came to pass² at the seventh time,º that he said,ºª Behold,² there arisethºª a littleº cloudº out of the sea,º² like a man'sº hand.º And he said,ºª Go up,ºª sayºª unto² Ahab,º Prepareºª [thy chariot], and get thee down,ºª that the rainº stopºª thee not.² 45 And it came to pass² in the mean while,ºº that the heavenº was blackºª with cloudsº and wind,º and there was² a greatº rain.º And Ahabº rode,ºª and went¹ª² to Jezreel.º 46 And the handº of the LORDº was² on² Elijah;º and he girded upºª his loins,º and ranºª before |