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1 Kings 18:46

AhabElijahJezreel
Strength and help in weakness

44 On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”

45 Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.

And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
KJV
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
WEB
The LORD’s hand was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
ASV
and the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
DARBY
And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel.
BLB
And the hand of YHWH came upon Elijah, and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
ÅB
Men Herrens hånd kom over Elias; han omgjordet sine lender og sprang foran Akab like til Jisre'el.
OTB
Da var Herrens hånd over Elia, og han bandt opp kappen sin og løp foran Akab til Jisre’el.
B1930
Men Herrens hånd kom over Elias; han omgjordet sine lender og sprang foran Akab like til Jisre'el.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 3:14

    So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.

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  • Ezekiel 1:3

    the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.

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  • 2 Kings 3:15

    But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha

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  • 2 Kings 9:1

    Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

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  • Matthew 22:21

    “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

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  • Isaiah 8:11

    For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:

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  • Jeremiah 1:17

    Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.

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  • 1 Peter 1:13

    Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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