1 Kings 18:46

1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 2:17; 2 Kings 3:15; 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 9:1; Ephesians 6:14; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:14; Isaiah 8:11; Jeremiah 1:17; Job 38:3; Matthew 22:21

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Divinely directed, and divinely upheld, Elijah, instead of resting, ran in advance of the king’s chariot the entire distance of at least 16 miles t...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran (q) before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. (q) He was so strengthened b...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:41-46 . The Sending of the Rain. Elijah and his servant again ascended Carmel, where the prophet prayed and the servant watched. The ne...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 whe...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. Ran before Ahab - Many think that...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab— In this country long and loose garments were in use, and therefore when people were inclined to ru...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. Elijah ... girded up his...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehovah or Baal? 1. In the third year] in Luke 4:2-5 ; James 5:17 the duration of the famine is given as 3 years and 6 months.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The hand of the Lord.. Elijah ] i.e. the prophet acted under a divine impulse: cp. 2 Kings 3:15 . To the entrance of Jezreel ] between 15 and 20 m...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The hand of the Lord was on Elijah — in a striking reaction of enthusiastic thankfulness after the stern calmness of his whole attitude throughout...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE RAIN 1 Kings 18:41-46 "Are there any of the vanities of the nations that can cause rain?" - Jeremiah 14:22 BUT the terrible excitement...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exaltation and Depression 1 Kings 18:41-46 ; 1 Kings 19:1-8 When the priests had been executed, the quick ear of the prophet detected the hurr...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have perhaps one of the most familiar stories of the Old Testament. There are, however, certain points of interest especially to b...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(43) And 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 tim...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS I WOULD pass over, methinks, many other considerations which this sweet chapter holds forth to view, to behold in the prophetic characte...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah ,.... Giving him more than common strength of body, as well as courage and fortitude of mind; so the Targum,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. Ver. 46. And the hand of the L...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The hand of the Lord was on Elijah God gave him more than natural strength, whereby he was enabled to outrun Ahab's chariot for so many miles toget...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ELIJAH'S RETURN TO FACE AHAB (vs.1-20) The famine lasted three and a half years ( James 5:17 ), the same length of time the Great Tribulation wi...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Rain Sent on the Land. B. C. 906. 41...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The hand of the Lord was on Elijah: God gave him more than natural and ordinary strength, whereby he was enabled to outrun Ahab's chariot, and that...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Sound Of Abundance Of Rain ( 1 Kings 18:41-46 ) His offering, with its water offering, having been accepted Elijah now knew that the rain must...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 18:41 . Sound of abundance of rain —The cause of the curse of drought being now removed, the blessing c...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 18:1 . After many days. About the end of the third year, leaving six months more for the crops to be sown and ripened, which harmonizes th...
The Biblical Illustrator

And Elijah said unto Ahab. The conquest of faith This passage:-- I. Indicates the bent of a good man’s mind. Both Ahab and Elijah “went up,”...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah Slays the Prophets of Baal
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, imparting to him supernatural strength; and he girded up his loins, to make traveling easier, and ran befo...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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...

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.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 18:46

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Kings 18:46