^18 (A)Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.

⁴² So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. ^(A)And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. ⁴³ And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times. ⁴⁴ And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, ^(B)a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” ⁴⁵ And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to ^(C)Jezreel.

¹⁸ And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have ^(A)abandoned the commandments of the Lord and ^(B)followed the Baals.

¹⁷ Yet ^(A)he did not leave himself without witness, for he ^(B)did good by ^(C)giving you rains from heaven and ^(D)fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with ^(E)food and ^(F)gladness.”