⁴² So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of ^(A)Carmel; and he ^(B)crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees. ⁴³ He said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go back” seven times. ⁴⁴ It came about at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, ^(C)a cloud as small as a man’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘^[a]Prepare your chariot and go down, so that the heavy shower does not stop you.’”