1 Kings 18:43 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 18:43 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:43 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:43 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to his servant, “Go up now and look toward the sea.” He went up and looked, then said, “There is nothing.” He said, “Go again” seven times.”
1 Kings 18:43 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:43 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he 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. ”
1 Kings 18:43 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:43 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and saith unto his young man, `Go up, I pray thee, look attentively the way of the sea;' and he goeth up and looketh attentively, and saith, `There is nothing;' and he saith, `Turn back,' seven times.”
1 Kings 18:43 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:43 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he 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. ”
1 Kings 18:43 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:43 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And sayde to his seruant, Goe vp now and looke towarde the way of the Sea. And he went vp, and looked, and sayde, There is nothing. Againe he sayd, Goe againe seuen times.”
1 Kings 18:43 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:43 in Context — 1 Kings 18
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.
45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
What Does 1 Kings 18:43 Mean?
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