1 Kings 18:44

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.

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  • Luke 12:54 : 54 Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There will be rain; and so it is.
  • 1 Sam 6:7 : 7 So now, take and make ready a new cart, and two cows which have never come under the yoke, and have the cows yoked to the cart, and take their young ones away from them:
  • 1 Sam 6:10 : 10 And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart and shutting up their young ones in their living-place:
  • Job 8:7 : 7 And though your start was small, your end will be very great.
  • Mic 1:13 : 13 Let the war-carriage be yoked to the quick-running horse, you who are living in Lachish: she was the first cause of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the wrongdoings of Israel were seen in you.
  • Zech 4:10 : 10 For who has had a poor opinion of the day of small things? for they will be glad when they see the weighted measuring-line in the hand of Zerubbabel. Then he said in answer to me, These seven lights are the eyes of the Lord which go quickly up and down through all the earth.

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    41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.

    42 So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees.

    43 And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.

  • 1 Kgs 18:45-46
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    45 And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel.

    46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.

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    1 Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.

    2 So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.

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    1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

    2 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 17:7-10
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    7 Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.

    8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

    9 Up! go now to Zarephath, in Zidon, and make your living-place there; I have given orders to a widow woman there to see that you have food.

    10 So he got up and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the door of the town, he saw a widow woman getting sticks together; and crying out to her he said, Will you give me a little water in a vessel for my drink?

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    28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

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    11 And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.

    12 And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.

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    16 Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.

    17 Is it not now the time of the grain cutting? My cry will go up to the Lord and he will send thunder and rain: so that you may see and be conscious of your great sin which you have done in the eyes of the Lord in desiring a king for yourselves.

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