1 Kings 18:41

Christian Standard Bible ®

Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm."

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the tumult of rain."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower."

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Elias sayde vnto Ahab: Get thee vp, eate and drinke: for there is a sounde of much rayne.

New King James Version
Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain."

Literal Translation
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of abundance of rain.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Elijah said to King Ahab, "Now go eat and drink. A heavy rain is coming."

Revised Standard Version
And Eli'jah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of the rushing of rain."

World English Bible
Elijah said to Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

King James Version (1611)
And Eliiah said vnto Ahab, Get thee vp, eate and drinke, for there is a sound of abundance of raine.

King James Version
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Elias sayde vnto Achab: Go vp, eate & drynke, for it soundeth as though it wolde rayne sore.

THE MESSAGE
Elijah said to Ahab, "Up on your feet! Eat and drink—celebrate! Rain is on the way; I hear it coming."

American Standard Version
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

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

Update Bible Version
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for [there is] a sound of abundance of rain.

New English Translation
Then Elijah told Ahab, "Go on up and eat and drink, for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard."

Contemporary English Version
Elijah told Ahab, "Get something to eat and drink. I hear a heavy rain coming."

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Eliyahu said to Ach'av, "Get up, eat, and drink, because I hear the sound of heavy rain."

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Eliiah sayde vnto Ahab, Get thee vp, eate and drinke, for there is a sound of much rayne.

George Lamsa Translation
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a rushing sound of heavy rain.

Amplified Bible
Now Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the roar of an abundance of rain."

Hebrew Names Version
Eliyah said to Ach'av, Get you up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Elijah said unto Ahab: 'Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.'

New Living Translation
Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!"

New Life Bible
Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink. For there is the sound of much rain."

New Revised Standard
Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of rushing rain."

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Eliu said to Achaab, Go up, and eat and drink, for there is a sound of the coming of rain.

English Revised Version
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

Berean Standard Bible
And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Elijah unto Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, - for there is a sound of a downpour of rain.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Elias said to Achab: Go up, eat and drink: for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

Lexham English Bible
Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the noise of rain."

English Standard Version
And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain."

New American Standard Bible
Now Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower."

New Century Version
Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Now, go, eat, and drink, because a heavy rain is coming."

Good News Translation
Then Elijah said to King Ahab, "Now, go and eat. I hear the roar of rain approaching."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Elie seide to Achab, Stie thou, ete, and drynke, for the sown of myche reyn is.

Young's Literal Translation
And Elijah saith to Ahab, `Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'

Contextual Overview

⁴¹ Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm." ⁴² So Ahab went to eat and drink, but Elijah went up to the summit of Carmel. He bowed down on the ground and put his face between his knees. ⁴³ Then he said to his servant, "Go up and look toward the sea." So he went up, looked, and said, "There's nothing." Seven times Elijah said, "Go back." ⁴⁴ On the seventh time, he reported, "There's a cloud as small as a man's hand coming from the sea." Then Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, ‘Get your chariot ready and go down so the rain doesn't stop you.'" ⁴⁵ In a little while, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a downpour. So Ahab got in his chariot and went to Jezreel. ⁴⁶ The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Get: Ecclesiastes 9:7, Acts 27:34

a sound: etc. or, a sound of a noise of rain, 1 Kings 18:1, 1 Kings 17:1

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 21:10 - until water 2 Samuel 21:14 - God 2 Kings 9:34 - he did eat Job 36:33 - noise Psalms 106:30 - General Psalms 135:7 - He causeth Jeremiah 10:13 - He causeth Zechariah 10:1 - rain in

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Elijah said unto Ahab, get thee up,.... From the brook and valley where the execution of the prophets had been made; either up to his chariot, or to the tent or pavilion erected on the side of the mount, where the whole scene of things was transacted;

eat and drink; which he had no leisure for all the day, from the time of the morning sacrifice to the evening sacrifice, which was taken up in attending to the issue of the several sacrifices; but now he is bid to eat and refresh himself, and that in token of joy and gladness, as became him, both for the honour of the true God, which had been abundantly confirmed, and for the near approach of rain, of which he assures him:

for there is a sound of abundance of rain; the wind perhaps began to rise, and blow pretty briskly, which was a sign of it f; besides, according to the Tyrian annals g, there were loud claps of thunder at this time, at least when the heavens became very black, as in

1 Kings 18:45.

f "Fit fragor, hinc densi----nimbi", Ovid. Metamorph. l. 1. Fab. 8. v. 269. g Apud Joseph, Antiqu. l. 8. c. 13. sect. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Get thee up, eat and drink - Ahab had descended the hill-side with Elijah, and witnessed the slaughter of the priests. Elijah now bade him ascend the hill again, and partake of the feast which was already prepared, and which always followed upon a sacrifice.

There is a sound of abundance of rain - Either the wind, which in the East usually heralds rain, had begun to rise, and sighed through the forests of Carmel - or perhaps the sound was simply in the prophet’s ears, a mysterious intimation to him that the drought was to end, and rain to come that day.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 18:41. Get thee up, eat and drink — It appears most evidently that Ahab and the prophet were now on good terms, and this is a farther evidence that the slaying of the false prophets was by the king's consent.