1 Kings 18:42

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Summary

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

Elijah

He cast himself

Put his face

General references

James 5:18

Bible References

Elijah

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he ascended a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out to a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

On the morrow, as they were going on their journey, and drew nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour:

He cast himself

And it came to pass, that when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

And I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, If it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much.

Put his face

And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up to the heavens.

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence by all them that are about him.

Above it stood seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

Then Hezekiah turned his face towards the wall, and prayed to the LORD,

O Lord, righteousness belongeth to thee, but to us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

General references

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.