Holy Scripture
1 Kings 18:46
A church father on this verse
“In my opinion Elijah accorded a great honor to Ahab, of which he was unworthy, when he ran in front of him like a servant. And there are two reasons for this. In the first place, [the prophet intended] to comfort with his company the terrified and trembling king who was troubled in his spirit by the sudden weather cha…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
46And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah, and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to Jezreel.
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In context
44And the servant went again seven times: and it came to pass at the seventh time, that, behold, a little cloud like the sole of a man’s foot brought water; and he said, Go up, and say to Ahab, Make ready thy chariot, and go down, lest the rain overtake thee.
45And it came to pass in the meanwhile, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab wept, and went to Jezreel.
— 1 Kings 18:46 —