Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”
1 Kings 18:41 - Easy To Read Version Then Elijah said to King Ahab, “Now, go eat and drink. A heavy rain is coming. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain. American Standard Version (1901) And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain. Common English Bible Elijah then said to Ahab, “Get up! Celebrate with food and drink because I hear the sound of a rainstorm coming.” Catholic Public Domain Version And Elijah said to Ahab "Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Elias said to Achab: Go up, eat, and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. |
Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”
During the third year that no rain fell, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and meet with King Ahab. I will soon send rain.”
Then Elijah said, “Get the prophets of Baal! [207] Don’t let any of them escape!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Creek. At that place he killed all the prophets.
So King Ahab went to eat. At the same time, Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel. At the top of the mountain Elijah bent down. He put his head between his knees.
So please listen in heaven to their prayer. Then forgive us for our sins. Teach the people to live right. Then, Lord, please send rain to the land you gave them.
God brings the clouds\par to bring floods to punish people\par or to bring water to show his love.\par
So go and eat your food now and enjoy it. Drink your wine and be happy. It is all right with God if you do these things.
Now I beg (ask) you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”