1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 3:15, the same phrase 'the hand of the LORD came on' Elisha, showing this divine empowerment for prophetic action.
In 2 Kings 4:29, Elisha instructs Gehazi to 'tuck your cloak into your belt' — the same action Elijah performed before running.
In 2 Kings 9:1, Elisha again commands a prophet to 'tuck your cloak into your belt,' echoing Elijah's preparation for swift action.
In Jeremiah 1:17, God commands the prophet to 'gird up your loins' with the same urgency and empowerment, echoing Elijah's action.
In Ezekiel 1:3, 'the hand of the LORD was on him' — identical phrasing describing prophetic empowerment as with Elijah.
In Ezekiel 3:14, 'the strong hand of the LORD was on me' — same idiom for prophetic empowerment and supernatural enablement.
Luke 1:66 says 'the hand of the Lord was with him' — the same phrase describing divine empowerment as in Elijah's case.
Luke 12:35 says 'let your loins be girded' — Jesus uses the same image of readiness as Elijah's preparation to run.
Ephesians 6:14 uses the 'loins girt' imagery for spiritual armor, drawing on the OT metaphor of readiness seen in Elijah.
1 Peter 1:13 applies 'gird up the loins of your mind' using Elijah's physical readiness as a metaphor for mental vigilance.
1 Samuel 8:11 describes men running before the king's chariot—Elijah does this for Ahab, a parallel action of service before royalty.
In 2 Chronicles 6:26, Solomon's prayer mentions drought as judgment for sin — the same drought context as Elijah's actions.
In Isaiah 8:11, God's strong hand comes upon the prophet — a similar motif of divine compulsion and empowerment for a mission.
Jeremiah 10:13 describes God's power over rain, lightning and wind — the same storm phenomena that ended the drought in Elijah's time.
Proverbs 31:17 describes a woman who 'girds her loins with strength' — the same physical preparedness imagery as Elijah girding his loins to run.