1 Kings 18:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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,”
1 Kings 18:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So 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.”
1 Kings 18:42 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. ”
1 Kings 18:42 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Ahab goeth up to eat, and to drink, and Elijah hath gone up unto the top of Carmel, and he stretcheth himself out on the earth, and he placeth his face between his knees,”
1 Kings 18:42 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed down on the earth, and put his face between his knees. ”
1 Kings 18:42 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Ahab went vp to eate and to drinke, and Eliiah went vp to the top of Carmel: and he crouched vnto the earth, and put his face betweene his knees,”
1 Kings 18:42 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:42 in Context — 1 Kings 18
40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
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 ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
What Does 1 Kings 18:42 Mean?
1 Kings 18:42 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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