1 Kings 18:41
Modern Translations
New International Version
And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain."

New Living Translation
Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!”

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

Berean Study Bible
And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

New American Standard Bible
Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.”

NASB 1995
Now Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower."

NASB 1977
Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.”

Amplified Bible
Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the roar of an abundance of rain.”

Christian Standard Bible
Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm."

Contemporary English Version
Elijah told Ahab, "Get something to eat and drink. I hear a heavy rain coming."

Good News Translation
Then Elijah said to King Ahab, "Now, go and eat. I hear the roar of rain approaching."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Elijah told Ahab, "Get up, eat, and drink. It sounds like a heavy rain [is coming]."

International Standard Version
After this, Elijah told Ahab, "Get up and have something to eat and drink, because there's the sound of a coming rainstorm."

NET Bible
Then Elijah told Ahab, "Go on up and eat and drink, for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

New King James Version
Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”

King James 2000 Bible
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

New Heart English Bible
And Elijah said to Ahab, "Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of a heavy rain."

World English Bible
Elijah said to Ahab, "Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain."

American King James Version
And Elijah said to Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

American Standard Version
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

A Faithful Version
And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink because of the sound of plenty of rain. "

Darby Bible Translation
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

English Revised Version
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Eliiah sayde vnto Ahab, Get thee vp, eate and drinke, for there is a sound of much rayne.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Elias sayde vnto Ahab: Get thee vp, eate and drinke: for there is a sounde of much rayne.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Elias sayde vnto Achab: Go vp, eate & drynke, for it soundeth as though it wolde rayne sore.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Elijah says to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Elijah saith to Ahab, 'Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Elijah will say to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for a voice of a multitude of rain.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Elias said to Achab: Go up, eat, and drink: for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Elyah said to Akhab: “Come up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the rushing of rain!”

Lamsa Bible
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a rushing sound of heavy rain.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Elijah said unto Ahab: 'Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Eliu said to Achaab, Go up, and eat and drink, for there is a sound of the coming of rain.
















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