Parallel Verses New Living Translation Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, "I saw a little cloud about the size of a man's hand rising from the sea." Then Elijah shouted, "Hurry to Ahab and tell him, 'Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don't hurry, the rain will stop you!'" King James Bible And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. Darby Bible Translation And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold there is a cloud, small as a man's hand, arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Harness and go down, that the pour of rain stop thee not. World English Bible It happened at the seventh time, that he said, "Behold, a small cloud, like a man's hand, is rising out of the sea." He said, "Go up, tell Ahab, 'Get ready and go down, so that the rain doesn't stop you.'" Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, at the seventh, that he saith, 'Lo, a little thickness as the palm of a man is coming up out of the sea.' And he saith, 'Go up, say unto Ahab, 'Bind -- and go down, and the shower doth not restrain thee.' 1 Kings 18:44 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible18:44 Like a man's hand - Great blessings often rise from small beginnings, and showers of plenty from a cloud of a span long. Let us therefore never despise the day of small things, but hope and wait for greater things from it. 1 Kings 18:44 Parallel Commentaries Library Selfishness and Prayer. A Contrast. "So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees."--1 KINGS xviii. 42. WHAT A CONTRAST! And yet, both men were perfectly consistent. It is in each case what you would expect, and yet how differently it might have been. What a different story it would have been if only Ahab had listened to the teaching of God! How often we see men having chances of turning round and beginning a new … Thomas Champness—Broken Bread The West Coast of Galilee-Carmel. Ninth Sunday after Trinity. How Long Halt Ye Between Two Opinions? if the Lord be God, Follow Him; but if Baal, Then Follow Him. Fall of the Western Empire (Ad 451-476) Cross References Luke 12:54 Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, "When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, 'Here comes a shower.' And you are right. 1 Kings 18:43 Then he said to his servant, "Go and look out toward the sea." The servant went and looked, then returned to Elijah and said, "I didn't see anything." Seven times Elijah told him to go and look. Jump to Previous Ahab Ariseth Chariot Cloud Hand Hinder Little Prepare Rain Ready Rising Sea Seventh Small Stop TimeJump to Next Ahab Ariseth Chariot Cloud Hand Hinder Little Prepare Rain Ready Rising Sea Seventh Small Stop TimeLinks 1 Kings 18:44 NIV1 Kings 18:44 NLT 1 Kings 18:44 ESV 1 Kings 18:44 NASB 1 Kings 18:44 KJV 1 Kings 18:44 Bible Apps 1 Kings 18:44 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 18:44 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 18:44 French Bible 1 Kings 18:44 German Bible 1 Kings 18:44 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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