וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה אַחְאָ֖ב לֶאֱכֹ֣ל וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹת וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ עָלָ֨ה אֶל־רֹ֤אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶל֙ וַיִּגְהַ֣ר אַ֔רְצָה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם פָּנָ֖יו בֵּ֥ין ברכו [בִּרְכָּֽיו׃]
Maka Ahab pergi naik untuk makan dan minum, sedangkan Elia naik ke puncak Gunung Karmel. Ia membungkuk ke tanah dan meletakkan mukanya di antara kedua lututnya.
Rashi
He bowed to the ground. [Targum Yonoson rendered,] “and he crouched on the ground,” to pray for rain.28He put his face between his knees with the intention of remaining in this cramped position until a sign of rain appeared.—Radak