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1 Kings 18:41

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¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
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  1. 1 Kings 18:1Rank 1 from verse 41
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    1AND it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

  2. 1 Kings 17:1Rank 2 from verse 41
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    1AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

  3. Ecclesiastes 9:7Rank 3 from verse 41
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    7¶ Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

  4. Acts 27:34Rank 4 from verse 41
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    34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

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1 Kings 18:41

COMBINED MEANING

get

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To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of, by almost any means.

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eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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sound

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Sense 1: Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message. Sense 2: As an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error. Sense 3: As a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.

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rain

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Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.

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40And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

41¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

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42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

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