Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.
New American Standard Bible
Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.”
King James Version
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
Holman Bible
Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm.”
International Standard Version
After this, Elijah told Ahab, "Get up and have something to eat and drink, because there's the sound of a coming rainstorm."
A Conservative Version
And Elijah said to Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain.
American Standard Version
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.
Amplified
Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the roar of an abundance of rain.”
Darby Translation
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
Julia Smith Translation
And Elijah will say to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for a voice of a multitude of rain.
King James 2000
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for [there is] the sound of the noise of rain."
Modern King James verseion
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of plenty of rain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Elijah said unto Ahab, "Get thee up and eat and drink, for there is a sound of much rain."
NET Bible
Then Elijah told Ahab, "Go on up and eat and drink, for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard."
New Heart English Bible
And Elijah said to Ahab, "Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of a heavy rain."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Elijah unto Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, - for there is a sound of a downpour of rain.
Webster
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
World English Bible
Elijah said to Ahab, "Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Elijah saith to Ahab, 'Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'
Themes
Ahab » King of israel » Reproved by elijah; assembles the prophets of baal
Elijah » Miracles of » Causes rain after seven years of drought
Elijah » Miracles of » Rain brought
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Meteorology » Affected by prayer
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Elijah's prayer
Miracles » Catalogue of » Rain in answer to elijah's prayer
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Elijah » Rain brought
Prayer » Importunity in » Elijah
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 18:41
Prayers for 1 Kings 18:41
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah At Mount Carmel
40 And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there. 41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain. 42 So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.
1 Kings 18:1
Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.
Acts 27:34
So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.