# But what does God's answer say to him?
Paul is using this question to bring the reader to his next point. Alternate translation: "How does God answer him?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# him
The pronoun "him" refers to Elijah.
# seven thousand men
"7,000 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])