1 Kings 18:43
“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 times.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass in the mean while,.... That the servant was gone with the message to Ahab, and Ahab was getting…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Tradition says that Elijah’s servant was the son of the widow of Sarepta 1Ki 17:23.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Look toward the sea - From the top of Mount Carmel the Mediterranean Sea was full in view.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 18:41-46
Israel being thus far reformed that they had acknowledged the Lord to be God, and had consented to the execution of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
look toward the sea Because from that quarter would come the indication of the approaching storm. The LXX. omits -he…
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