Verse 46

1 Kings 18:46

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46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.

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hebrew

וְ/יַד יְהוָ֗ה הָֽיְתָה֙ אֶל אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ וַ/יְשַׁנֵּ֖ס מָתְנָ֑י/ו וַ/יָּ֨רָץ֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י אַחְאָ֔ב עַד בֹּאֲ/כָ֖ה יִזְרְעֶֽאלָ/ה

English Translation

And the hand of the LORD was upon Elijah, and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

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Chapter 18 Context

1 Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ah... Focus ↗

2 So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria. Focus ↗

3 And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord... Focus ↗

4 For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept... Focus ↗

5 And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and... Focus ↗

6 So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himsel... Focus ↗

7 And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went d... Focus ↗

8 And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here. Focus ↗

9 And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be... Focus ↗

10 By the life of the Lord your God (Elohim), there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not se... Focus ↗

11 And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here. Focus ↗

12 And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no i... Focus ↗

13 Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I... Focus ↗

14 And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death. Focus ↗

15 And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see... Focus ↗

16 So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah. Focus ↗

17 And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel? Focus ↗

18 Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning... Focus ↗

19 Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophet... Focus ↗

20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel. Focus ↗

21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opini... Focus ↗

22 Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophe... Focus ↗

23 Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it... Focus ↗

24 And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that... Focus ↗

25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for the... Focus ↗

26 So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till th... Focus ↗

27 And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god;... Focus ↗

28 So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood... Focus ↗

29 And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but th... Focus ↗

30 Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up aga... Focus ↗

31 And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had s... Focus ↗

32 And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the... Focus ↗

33 And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four ves... Focus ↗

34 And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time. Focus ↗

35 And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full. Focus ↗

36 Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God (Elohim) of... Focus ↗

37 Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God (Elohim),... Focus ↗

38 Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dus... Focus ↗

39 And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God (Elohim... Focus ↗

40 And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them,... Focus ↗

41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain. Focus ↗

42 So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down... Focus ↗

43 And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and... Focus ↗

44 And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then... Focus ↗

45 And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great ra... Focus ↗

46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab til...

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 18 (46 verses)
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