44 Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, [a]‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’ ”

45 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. 46 Then the (A)hand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he (B)girded[b] up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 18:44 Lit. Bind or Harness
  2. 1 Kings 18:46 Tucked the skirts of his robe in his belt in preparation for quick travel

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