1 Kings 18:41

What does 1 Kings 18:41 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 18:41 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Elijah saith to Ahab, `Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Elias said to Achab: Go up, eat and drink: for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

Context

v.40And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

v.41This passage

v.42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

  • 1 Kings 17:1

    And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

  • 1 Kings 18:1

    And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

  • Acts 27:34

    Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.

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