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So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Ahab could feast; Elijah could not, or would not.

Ascending Mount Carmel not quite to the highest elevation (1 Kings 18:43), but…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Put his face between his knees.—The attitude is, of course, one of prayer, but is a peculiar attitude—distinct from the o…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So Ahab went up to eat and to drink
Up to his chariot, as some think, or rather to some place higher than that in wh…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Israel, having reformed to the extent of acknowledging the Lord to be God and consenting to the execution of Baal's prophets, was accepted to such …

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