Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageSo Ahab went off to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, crouched low to the ground, and buried his face between his knees.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GSo Ach'av went up to eat and drink, whilst Eliyahu went up to the top of Karmel, crouched down upon the ground, and put his face between his knees.
KJV
King James VersionSo 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,
BSB
Berean Standard BibleSo Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
Footnotes
The posture — crouched with face pressed between the knees — is unparalleled in Hebrew Scripture as a described prayer posture. Some scholars see in it the image of a woman in the final stage of labour, suggesting Eliyahu is interceding as one travailing for a birth — a new creation emerging from the barren earth. The contrast is sharp: Ach'av eats while the prophet labours in prayer.
