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44 Now it happened at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, (A)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 rain does not stop you.’” 45 Now it happened that in a little while the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. And Ahab rode and went to (B)Jezreel. 46 But (C)the hand of Yahweh was on Elijah, and (D)he girded up his loins and [b]outran Ahab unto where you enter Jezreel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 18:44 Lit Tie, Harness
  2. 1 Kings 18:46 Lit ran before

44 The seventh time(A) the servant reported, “A cloud(B) 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.’”

45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain(C) started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel.(D) 46 The power(E) of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt,(F) he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

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