1 Kings 18:41

Translations

Modern

And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

Traditional

And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

Literal

And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the roar of the rain.”

Latin

Et ait Elias ad Achab: Ascende, comede, et bibe, quia sonus multæ pluviæ est.

Original

Hebrew

English

And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

Notes

1 Kings 18:41–45

The servant saw a small cloud on the horizon, about the size of a hand. It signaled the coming of a huge rainstorm.

1 Kings 17:1–19:21

The prophet Elijah's work was closely tied to his spiritual growth. Elijah challenged Israel's interest in Baal, the Canaanite storm god. During this conflict, Elijah saw God's power and support, unlike Baal's weakness. This was shown in Elijah's contest with Baal's prophets on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:1–46). After fleeing from Jezebel, God renewed Elijah's mission at Mount Sinai (1 Kings 19:1–18). Elijah's mission was finished by his successor, Elisha (1 Kings 19:19–21).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Elijah Jezebel Prophets in 1 Kings

Events

Prophecies of Elijah

Related verses

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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
1 Kings 17:1
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
Acts 27:34
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

People

Ahab: Wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel Elijah: A prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah

Glossary

Ahab (King) Carmel Kings, Books of First and Second Miracle Pagans

Topics

Ahab: King of Israel: Reproved by Elijah; Assembles the Prophets of Baal Carmel: A Fertile and Picturesque Mountain in Palestine: An Idolatrous High Place Upon Elijah: Miracles of Causes Rain After Seven Years of Drought Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: Phenomena of Elijah's Prayer Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Elijah: Rain Brought Miracles: Catalogue of Rain in Answer to Elijah's Prayer Prayer: Importunity in Elijah Rain: Miraculously Caused by Elijah

1 Kings 18:41

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