1 Kings 18:43

He said to his servant, “Go up now and look towards the sea.” He went up and looked, then said, “There is nothing.” He said, “Go again” seven times.

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In The King James Version

And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

In Context

42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.

44On the seventh time, 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.’”

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Cross References

Genesis 32:26The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”

2 Kings 4:35Then he returned, and walked in the house once back and forth, then went up and stretched himself out on him. Then the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries towards the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

Luke 18:7Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

Hebrews 10:36For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:42-46

Rain Sent on the Land. ( b. c. 906.) 41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 42 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, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there… Read the whole commentary →

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