1 Kings 18:45

1 Kings 18:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
• New International Version (NIV)Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.

Context of 1 Kings 18:45

43And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked, but he said, “There is nothing.” Yet Elijah said, “Go back” seven times. 44And when he returned the seventh time, he said, “Behold, a cloud as small as a person’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And Elijah said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Harness your chariot horses and go down, so that the heavy shower does not stop you.’” Meanwhile the sky became dark with clouds and wind came up, and there was a heavy shower. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. 46Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he belted his cloak around his waist and outran Ahab to Jezreel.

1 Kings 18:45 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י׀ עַד־כֹּ֣ה וְעַד־כֹּ֗ה וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ עָבִ֣ים וְר֔וּחַ וַיְהִ֖י גֶּ֣שֶׁם גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב אַחְאָ֖ב וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃Read the interlinear

• Meanwhileעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• Meanwhileכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the skyשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• becameקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
• with cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• and windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• and there was a heavyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• showerגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem · rainH1653
• And Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• rodeרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• and wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:45

• 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God!”
• Numbers 25:8and he went after the man of Israel into the inner room of the tent and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman, through the abdomen. So the plague on the sons of Israel was brought to a halt.
• 2 Samuel 21:14Then they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the grave of his father Kish; So they did everything that the king commanded, and after that God responded to prayer for the land.
• 1 Kings 18:3Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the household. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly;
• 1 Kings 21:1Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.
• Joshua 19:18Their territory was to Jezreel and included Chesulloth, Shunem,
• 2 Samuel 2:9And he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.
• 2 Kings 9:16Then Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, since Joram was lying there recovering. And Ahaziah the king of Judah had come down to see Joram.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:45

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-46Verses 41-46 Israel, being so far reformed as to acknowledge the Lord to be God, and to consent to the execution of Baal's prophets, was so far accepted, that God poured out blessing upon the land. Elijah long continued praying. Though the answer of our fervent and believing supplications does not come quickly, we must continue earnest in prayer, and not faint or give over. A little cloud at length appeared, which soon overspread the heavens, and watered…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-45The servant saw a small cloud on the horizon, about the size of a hand. It signaled the coming of a huge rainstorm.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4545. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel--now Zerin, a distance of about ten miles. This race was performed in the midst of a tempest of rain. But all rejoiced at it, as diffusing a sudden refreshment over all the land of Jezreel.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 18:45

• Ahab
• Carmel
• Elijah
• Jezreel
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Miracles
• Prayer
• Rain

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Jezreel
• Answer
• Carmel
• Colour
• Cut
• Either
• Follow
• Halt
• Lord

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings