1 Kings 18 · Verse 45

1 Kings 18:45

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
1 Kings 18:45, King James Version

1 Kings 18:45 in other translations

BSBMeanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.
WEBIn a little while, the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
ASVAnd it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel:
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, in the meantime, that the heavens have become black--thick clouds and wind--and the shower is great; and Ahab rideth, and goeth to Jezreel,
DARBYAnd it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

What does 1 Kings 18:45 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
45. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel--now Zerin, a distance of about ten miles. This race was performed in the midst of a tempest of rain. But all rejoiced at it, as diffusing a sudden refreshment over all the land of Jezreel.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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…

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1 Kings 18:45 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.

וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.Hiand it wasH1961
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
כֹּ֣הkohthusH3541
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untilH5704
כֹּ֗הKohthusH3541
וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.sha.Ma.yimand the heavensH8064
הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙hit.ka.de.Ruthey grew darkH6937
עָבִ֣ים'a.VimcloudsH5645
וְר֔וּחַve.Ru.achand windH7307
וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
גֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemrainH1653
גָּד֑וֹלga.DolgreatH1419
וַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.Kavand he rodeH7392
אַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvAhabH256
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה\׃yiz.re.'E.lahJezreel towardsH3157

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Cross references for 1 Kings 18:45

  • 2 Kings 9:16

    So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.

  • 1 Kings 21:23

    And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

  • 1 Kings 18:39-40

    And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God. 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.

  • 2 Samuel 21:14

    And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

  • 1 Kings 21:1

    And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

  • Joshua 17:16

    And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.

  • Numbers 25:8

    And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

  • Joshua 19:18

    And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
there was.
39,40; Nu 25:8; 2Sa 21:14
Ahab.
21:1,23; Jos 19:18; 2Sa 2:9; 2Ki 9:16

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Context

  • 1 Kings 18:44

    And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

  • 1 Kings 18:45

    And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

  • 1 Kings 18:46

    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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1 Kings 18:45 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y aconteció, estando en esto, que los cielos se oscurecieron con nubes y viento; y hubo una gran lluvia. Y subiendo Achâb, vino á Jezreel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva, en attendant, que les cieux devinrent noirs par d’épais nuages accompagnés de vent, et il y eut une forte pluie; et Achab monta dans son char et s’en alla à Jizreël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah unterdessen, da ward der Himmel schwarz von Wolken und Wind, und es kam ein starker Regen; und Ahab bestieg den Wagen und ging nach Jisreel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque se verteret huc atque illuc, ecce cæli contenebrati sunt, et nubes, et ventus, et facta est pluvia grandis. Ascendens itaque Achab, abiit in Jezrahel: