1 Kings 18:42 (GNV)

Passage

So Ahab went vp to eate and to drinke, and Eliiah went vp to the top of Carmel: and he crouched vnto the earth, and put his face betweene his knees,

Nearby Context

1 Kings 18:40 And Elijah said vnto them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not a man of them escape. and they tooke them, and Eliiah brought them to the brooke Kishon, and slewe them there.

1 Kings 18:41 And Eliiah sayde vnto Ahab, Get thee vp, eate and drinke, for there is a sound of much rayne.

1 Kings 18:42 So Ahab went vp to eate and to drinke, and Eliiah went vp to the top of Carmel: and he crouched vnto the earth, and put his face betweene his knees,

1 Kings 18:43 And sayde to his seruant, Goe vp now and looke towarde the way of the Sea. And he went vp, and looked, and sayde, There is nothing. Againe he sayd, Goe againe seuen times.

1 Kings 18:44 And at the seuenth time he sayd, Behold, there ariseth a litle cloude out of the sea like a mans hand. Then he sayd, Vp, and say vnto Ahab, Make readie thy charet, and get thee downe, that the raine stay thee not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ahab", "went", "eate", "drinke", "eliiah", "carmel", and "crouched". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ahab" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And Eliiah sayde vnto Ahab Get thee..." into verse 43's "And sayde to his seruant Goe vp...", so "ahab" and "went" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ahab" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.