Yahweh Sends Rain

⁴¹ Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the tumult of rain.” ⁴² So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of ^(A)Carmel; and he ^(B)stretched himself down toward the ground and put his face between his knees. ⁴³ And he said to his young man, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go back” seven times. ⁴⁴ Now it happened at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, ^(C)a cloud as small as a man’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘^[a]Prepare your chariot and go down, so that the rain does not stop you.’” ⁴⁵ Now it happened that in a little while the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. And Ahab rode and went to ^(D)Jezreel. ⁴⁶ But ^(E)the hand of Yahweh was on Elijah, and ^(F)he girded up his loins and ^[b]outran Ahab unto where you enter Jezreel.