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for <i>there is</i> a sound of abundance of rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for <i>there is</i> the sound of abundance of rain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a <i>heavy</i> shower.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Elijah said to Ahab, &#8220Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a <i>heavy</i> shower.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the tumult of rain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the roar <i>of an abundance</i> of rain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elijah said to Ahab, &#8220Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Elijah told Ahab, "Get something to eat and drink. I hear a heavy rain coming." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Elijah told Ahab, "Get up, eat, and drink. It sounds like a heavy rain [is coming]."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Elijah said to King Ahab, "Now, go and eat. I hear the roar of rain approaching." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After this, Elijah told Ahab, "Get up and have something to eat and drink, because there's the sound of a coming rainstorm." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, ?Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Elijah told Ahab, "Go on up and eat and drink, for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, "Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of a heavy rain."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Elijah says to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Elijah saith to Ahab, 'Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Elijah will say to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for a voice of a multitude of rain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Elias said to Achab: Go up, eat, and drink: for there is a sound of abundance of rain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Elijah then said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of rushing rain.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a rushing sound of heavy rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Elyah said to Akhab: “Come up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the rushing of rain!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Elijah said unto Ahab: 'Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Eliu said to Achaab, Go up, and eat and drink, for <i>there is</i> a sound of the coming of rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/18-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=7403" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">The LORD Sends Rain</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: ’ê·lî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">And Elijah</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: lə·’aḥ·’āḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">to Ahab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ă·lêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">“Go up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ĕ·ḵōl (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: ū·šə·ṯêh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drink,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">there is the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: hă·mō·wn (N-msc) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">of a heavy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1653.htm" title="1653: hag·gā·šem (Art:: N-ms) -- Rain, shower. From gasham; a shower.">rain.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">42</span>So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a></span><br />But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">2 Chronicles 7:13-14</a></span><br />If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-10</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></span><br />So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a></span><br />They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a></span><br />I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Elijah said to Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.</p><p class="hdg">Get</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:7</a></b></br> Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/27-34.htm">Acts 27:34</a></b></br> Wherefore I pray you to take <i>some</i> meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.</p><p class="hdg">a sound, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass <i>after</i> many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a></b></br> And Elijah the Tishbite, <i>who was</i> of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, <i>As</i> the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-20.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-6.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-24.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-6.htm">Sound</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/12-40.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-45.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-44.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-32.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-45.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-12.htm">Sound</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This interaction follows the dramatic confrontation on Mount Carmel, where Elijah demonstrated the power of Yahweh over the prophets of Baal. Ahab, though king, is portrayed as a weak leader, heavily influenced by his wife Jezebel and her idolatrous practices. Elijah's authority in speaking to Ahab underscores the prophet's role as God's spokesperson, challenging the king's apostasy and leading the nation back to covenant faithfulness.<p><b>Go up, eat and drink</b><br>Elijah instructs Ahab to "go up," which implies a return to a place of rest or a higher elevation, possibly referring to the top of Mount Carmel. The command to "eat and drink" suggests a return to normalcy and celebration after the intense spiritual battle. In ancient Near Eastern culture, eating and drinking were often associated with covenant renewal and peace. This phrase also indicates Elijah's confidence in God's promise to end the drought, allowing Ahab to prepare for the coming rain.<p><b>for there is the sound of a heavy rain</b><br>Elijah speaks of the "sound of a heavy rain" even before any physical evidence of rain is present. This demonstrates his faith in God's promise to send rain after the long drought, as prophesied in <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18:1</a>. The "sound" may refer to a spiritual perception or prophetic insight rather than an audible noise. The heavy rain symbolizes God's blessing and the restoration of Israel, contrasting with the previous judgment of drought due to the nation's idolatry. This moment foreshadows the abundance and renewal that come from obedience to God, and it can be seen as a type of Christ, who brings spiritual refreshment and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who played a crucial role in challenging the idolatry of Israel and demonstrating God's power over Baal.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The king of Israel, known for his wickedness and for leading Israel into idolatry, particularly the worship of Baal.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_carmel.htm">Mount Carmel</a></b><br>The location where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal and demonstrated God's power through the miraculous fire from heaven.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sound_of_heavy_rain.htm">The Sound of Heavy Rain</a></b><br>Symbolizes the end of a severe drought in Israel, representing God's mercy and the fulfillment of His promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which was suffering from a drought as a consequence of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Elijah's declaration of rain before any physical evidence teaches us to trust in God's promises even when circumstances seem unchanged.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Elijah's life exemplifies the effectiveness of fervent prayer, encouraging believers to pray with expectation and persistence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The return of rain after the confrontation on Mount Carmel underscores God's control over creation and His ability to provide for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The end of the drought signifies God's willingness to restore and bless His people when they turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_action.htm">Obedience and Action</a></b><br>Elijah instructs Ahab to prepare for rain, illustrating the need for obedience and readiness to act on God's word.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) <span class= "bld">Get thee up, eat and drink.</span>--There seems a touch of scorn in these words. Ahab, remaining passive throughout, had descended to the place of slaughter in the valley, looking on silent--if not unmoved--while the priests, whose worship he had openly or tacitly sanctioned, were slain by hundreds. Now Elijah bade him get up to his palace, taking it for granted that, fresh from that horrible sight, he is yet ready to feast, and rejoice over the approaching removal of the judgment, which alone had told on his shallow nature. The king goes to revel, the prophet to pray.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 41.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up</span> [It is clear from the word <span class="hebrew">עֲלֵה</span> that the king had gone down with the crowd to the Kishon. Curiosity had perhaps impelled him to witness the slaughter which he was powerless to prevent. And no doubt he had been profoundly awed by the portent he had just witnessed], <span class="cmt_word">eat and drink</span> [It is hardly likely that there was aught of derision in these words. It is extremely probable that the excitement of the ordeal was so intense that the king had barely tasted food all day long. Elijah now bids him eat if he can, after what he has witnessed. There is now, he suggests, no further cause for anxiety or alarm. The people being repentant (vers. 39, 40), and the men who have brought a curse on the land being cut off, the drought can now be abated (cf. <a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1, 6, 14</a>). The next words assign the reason why he should eat and drink. It is a mistake, however (Ewald, Rawlinson), to suppose that he was bidden to "eat of the feast which always followed a sacrifice," for this was a whole burnt offering and had been entirely consumed (ver. 38). It is probable that the attendants of the king had spread a tent for him upon the plateau, and had brought food for the day along with them]; <span class="cmt_word">for there is a sound of abundance of rain</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">for a voice of a noise -</span> <span class="hebrew">הָמון</span>; cf. <span class="accented">hum</span>, an onomatopoetic word <span class="accented">- of rain</span>. Gesenius and Keil think that the prophet could already hear the sound of the drops of rain, but if so, it was only in spirit (cf. ver. 45). The words may refer to the rise of the wind which so often precedes a storm, but it is more probable that Elijah speaks of signs and intimations understood only by himself. This was the "word" of <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a>.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/18-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Elijah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Ahab,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַחְאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’aḥ·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Go up,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eat</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱכֹ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drink,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁתֵ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ṯêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a heavy</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲמ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm">Strong's 1995: </a> </span><span class="str2">A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rain.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·šem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1653.htm">Strong's 1653: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain, shower</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 18:41 Elijah said to Ahab Get you up (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 18:40"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:40" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 18:42"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:42" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>