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.
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 18 connects to 8 cross-references. After three years, God sends Elijah to present himself to Ahab; Obadiah, Ahab's faithful servant who had hidden one hundred prophets, arranges the meeting. Elijah challenges 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah to a contest on Mount …
Other Translations
And he 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.
and saith unto his young man, `Go up, I pray thee, look attentively the way of the sea;' and he goeth up and looketh attentively, and saith, `There is nothing;' and he saith, `Turn back,' seven times.
And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.
Cross References
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For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.