hand. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for power put forth.
girded. Girdles worn by all. Taken off when resting. Put on when preparing for work or journeying. See Exodus 12:11; 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 9:1.Luke 12:37; Luke 17:8; Acts 12:8.
ran. For over twenty miles Elijah acted as the royal "runner" across the great plain of Esdraelon. Possibly none at hand in the king's hasty departure.