1 Kings 18:46 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 18:46

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.

BSB

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ASV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 18:46 (373)

In my opinion Elijah accorded a great honor to Ahab, of which he was unworthy, when he ran in front of him like a servant. And there are two reasons for this. In the first place, [the prophet intended] to comfort with his company the …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The hand, &c. - God gave him more than natural strength, whereby he was enabled to outrun Ahab's chariot, for so many miles together. He girded, &c. - That his garments, which were long, might not hinder him.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Ran before Ahab - Many think that Elijah ran before the king in order to do him honor; and much learned labor has been spent on this passage in order to show that Elijah had put himself at the head of a company of chanters who ran before the king reciting his praises, or the praises of God; a custom which still exists in Arabian countries! I believe all these entirely mistake the writer’s meaning: Ahab yoked his chariot, and made all speed to Jezreel.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Elijah . . . girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab--It was anciently, and still is in some countries of the East, customary for kings and nobles to have runners before their chariots, who are tightly girt for the purpose.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְיַד־	ve.yad-	and [the] hand of	H3027 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
הָֽיְתָה֙	ha.ye.Tah	it was	H1961 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ	'e.li.Ya.hu	Elijah	H452 →
וַיְשַׁנֵּ֖ס	vay.sha.Nes	and he girded up	H8151 →
מָתְנָ֑יו	ma.te.Nav	loins his	H4975 →
וַיָּ֙רָץ֙	vai.Ya.rotz	and he ran	H7323 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
אַחְאָ֔ב	'ach.'Av	Ahab	H256 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
בֹּאֲכָ֖ה	bo.'a.Khah	coming you	H935 →
יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃	yiz.re.'E.lah	Jezreel towards	H3157 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- Ezekiel 37:1
  The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Kings 3:15
  But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 20:7–9
  You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
Through
2 Kings 3:15
But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:23
  And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
- Ephesians 5:18–19
  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Through
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.
leads to
- Ezekiel 8:1
  In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
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.
leads to
- Jeremiah 1:7–8
  But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- 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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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Kings