1 Kings 18:42

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

So 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

Genesis 24:52

When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord.

2 Samuel 12:16

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

1 Kings 18:41

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

1 Kings 18:43

And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again seven times.”

1 Kings 19:13

And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Ezra 9:6

saying: “O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to thee, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens.

Job 37:11

He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.

Psalm 89:7

a God feared in the council of the holy ones, great and terrible above all that are round about him?

Isaiah 38:2

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord,

Isaiah 6:2

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

Jeremiah 46:18

“As I live, says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, shall one come.

Daniel 9:3

Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Daniel 9:7

To thee, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us confusion of face, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those that are near and those that are far away, in all the lands to which thou hast driven them, because of the treachery which they have committed against thee.

Matthew 14:23

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

Mark 14:35

And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

Luke 6:12

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God.

Acts 10:9

The next day, as they were on their journey and coming near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

Joshua 7:6

Then 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 they put dust upon their heads.

1 Samuel 12:18

So Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.