1 Kings 18 · Verse 41

1 Kings 18:41

And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
1 Kings 18:41, King James Version

1 Kings 18:41 in other translations

BSBAnd Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
WEBElijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
ASVAnd Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.
YLTAnd Elijah saith to Ahab, ‘Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'
DARBYAnd Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
BBEThen Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.
WebsterAnd Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

What does 1 Kings 18:41 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 18:41-46
Israel, being so far reformed as to acknowledge the Lord to be God, and to consent to the execution of Baal's prophets, was so far accepted, that God poured out blessing upon the land. Elijah long continued praying. Though the answer of our fervent and believing supplications does not come quickly, we must continue earnest in prayer, and not faint or give over. A little cloud at length appeared, which soon overspread the heavens, and watered the earth. Great blessings often arise from small beginnings, showers of plenty from a cloud of span long. Let us never despise the day of small things, but hope and wait for great things from it. From what small beginnings have great matters arisen! It is thus in all the gracious proceedings of God with the soul. Scarcely to be perceived are the first workings of his Spirit in the heart, which grow up at last to the wonder of men, and applause of angels. Elijah hastened Ahab home, and attended him. God will strengthen his people for every service to which his commandments and providence call them. The awful displays of Divine justice and holiness dismay the sinner, extort confessions, and dispose to outward obedience while the impression lasts; but the view of these, with mercy, love, and truth in Christ Jesus, is needful to draw the soul to self-abasement, trust, and love. The Holy Spirit employs both in the conversion of sinners; when sinners are impressed with Divine truths, they should be exhorted to set about the duties to which the Saviour calls his disciples.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 18:41 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452
לְאַחְאָ֔בle.'ach.'Avto AhabH256
עֲלֵ֖ה'a.Lehgo upH5927
אֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholeatH398
וּשְׁתֵ֑הu.she.Tehand drinkH8354
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
ק֖וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963
הֲמ֥וֹןha.Mon[the] noise ofH1995
הַגָּֽשֶׁם\׃ha.Ga.shem<the> rainH1653

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 18:41

  • 1 Kings 18:1

    And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

  • 1 Kings 17:1

    And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

  • Acts 27:34

    Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Get.
Ec 9:7; Ac 27:34
a sound, etc. or, a sound of a noise of rain. See on ver.
1; 17:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 18:40

    And Elijah said unto 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.

  • 1 Kings 18:41

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

  • 1 Kings 18:42

    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,

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1 Kings 18:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y entonces Elías dijo á Achâb: Sube, come y bebe; porque una grande lluvia suena.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Élie dit à Achab: Monte, mange et bois, car il y a un bruit d’une abondance de pluie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Elia sprach zu Ahab: Gehe hinauf, iß und trink, denn es ist ein Rauschen eines gewaltigen Regens.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait Elias ad Achab: Ascende, comede, et bibe, quia sonus multæ pluviæ est.