1 Kings 18:46

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

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  • 2 Kgs 3:15 : 15 But now bring me a musician. And it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
  • 2 Kgs 4:29 : 29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, do not greet him; and if any greet you, do not answer him again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
  • 2 Kgs 9:1 : 1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up your loins, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:
  • Jer 1:17 : 17 Therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
  • Ezek 1:3 : 3 The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully on the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
  • Isa 8:11 : 11 For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
  • Matt 22:21 : 21 They said to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
  • Eph 6:14 : 14 Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
  • Job 38:3 : 3 Gird up now your loins like a man; for I will demand of you, and you will answer Me.

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  • 1 Kgs 18:40-45
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    40And Elijah said to 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.

    41And Elijah said to Ahab, Get up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

    42So 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,

    43And 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.

    44And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, a little cloud arises out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and get down, that the rain does not stop you.

    45And it came to pass in the meantime, that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

  • 1 Kgs 21:27-28
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    27And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

    28And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 17:1-2
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    1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.

    2And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 18:1-3
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    1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

    2And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a severe famine in Samaria.

    3And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

  • 2 Kgs 2:1
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    1And it happened that when the LORD was about to take Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

  • 1 Kgs 18:11-16
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    11And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

    12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry you where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he shall slay me: but I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth.

    13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

    14And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.

    15And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.

    16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

  • 2 Kgs 2:8
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    8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.

  • 2 Kgs 2:11-15
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    11And it happened, as they still went on and talked, that behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

    12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.

    13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

    14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? And when he also had struck the waters, they divided here and there: and Elisha went over.

    15And when the sons of the prophets who were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:15
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    15And the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, Go down with him; do not be afraid of him. So he arose and went down with him to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 19:13
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    13And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?

  • 1 Kgs 21:17-18
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    17And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

    18Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to possess it.

  • 1 Kgs 19:8-9
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    8And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mountain of God.

    9And he came to a cave and lodged there, and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, What are you doing here, Elijah?

  • 1 Kgs 19:1-3
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    1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

    2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.

    3And when he saw that, he arose, and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

  • 1 Kgs 18:6-7
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    6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

    7And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Are you my lord Elijah?

  • 1 Kgs 19:19
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    19So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed by him and cast his mantle upon him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:8
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    8And they answered him, He was a hairy man, with a belt of leather around his waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

  • 1 Kgs 18:35-36
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    35And the water ran around the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

    36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.

  • 1 Kgs 17:8
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    8And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 19:11
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    11And he said, Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD. And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

  • 2 Kgs 2:6
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    6And Elijah said to him, Stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they both went on.

  • 1 Kgs 19:17
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    17And it shall come to pass, that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall slay; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall slay.

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
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    13And he sent again a captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.

  • 1 Kgs 19:21
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    21And he returned from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and ministered to him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:3-4
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    3But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it not because there is no God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron?

    4Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

  • 2 Kgs 2:4
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    4And Elijah said to him, Elisha, stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.