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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel.

Context of 1 Kings 18:45

43“Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” 44The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’ ” Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 46The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass in the mean whileכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• that the heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• was blackקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
• with cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• and windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• and there was a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• rainגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem · rainH1653
• And Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• rodeרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157

People and places in 1 Kings 18:45

• Ahab
• Jezreel

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:45

• 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”
• Numbers 25:8and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;
• 2 Samuel 21:14They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish, at Zela in Benjamin, and did everything the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.
• 1 Kings 18:3and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the Lord.
• 1 Kings 21:1Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
• Joshua 19:18Their territory included: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
• 2 Samuel 2:9He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.
• 2 Kings 9:16Then he got into his chariot and rode to Jezreel, because Joram was resting there and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.

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