41 Then Eliyyah told King Ahav, “Get ready and have something to eat and drink, because I can hear the noise of heavy rain coming.” 42 So Ahav got ready and had something to eat and drink, but Eliyyah went further up Mt. Karmel and squatted with his face down between his knees[ref] 43 and told his servant, “Go up now, and look towards the ocean.”

He went up and looked and said, “There’s nothing there.”

This happened seven times, 44 but on the seventh time he came back and said, “Wow, there’s a small cloud out above the ocean about the size of a man’s palm.”

Then Eliyyah ordered him, “Rush and tell Ahab to get his chariot ready and head down so he won’t be caught in the rain.”

45 Very soon the sky was full of dark clouds, then wind and heavy rain. Ahav kept riding and made it to the city of Yezreel. 46 Yahweh gave Eliyyah extra strength and he tucked his robe into his belt, and ran ahead of Ahav going into Yezreel.