1 Kings 18
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1 Kings 18:30-39

30Then ElijahH452 saidH559 to allH3605 the peopleH5971, “Come nearH5066 to meH413.” So allH3605 the peopleH5971H413 approached himH5066, and he repairedH7495 the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068 that had been torn downH2040.

31And ElijahH452 tookH3947 twelveH8147H6240 stonesH68, one for eachH4557 tribeH7626 of the sonsH1121 of JacobH3290, toH413 whomH834 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 had comeH1961 and saidH559, “IsraelH3478 shall beH1961 your nameH8034.” 32And with the stonesH68, Elijah builtH1129 an altarH4196 in the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068. Then he dugH6213 a trenchH8585 aroundH5439 the altarH4196 large enough to holdH1004 two seahsH5429 of seedH2233.1

33Next, he arrangedH6186 the woodH6086, cut upH5408 the bullH6499, placedH7760 it onH5921 the woodH6086, 34and saidH559, “FillH4390 fourH702 waterpotsH3537H4325 and pourH3332 the water onH5921 the offeringH5930 and onH5921 the woodH6086.”2

“Do it a second timeH8138,” he saidH559, and they did it a second timeH8138.

“Do it a third timeH8027,” he saidH559, and they did it a third timeH8027.

35So the waterH4325 ran downH1980 aroundH5439 the altarH4196 and evenH1571 filledH4390 the trenchH8585.

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At the time ofH5927 the evening sacrificeH4503, ElijahH452 the prophetH5030 approachedH5066 the altar and saidH559, “O LORDH3068, GodH430 of AbrahamH85, IsaacH3327, and IsraelH3478, let it be knownH3045 this dayH3117 thatH3588 YouH859 are GodH430 in IsraelH3478 and that IH589 am Your servantH5650 and have doneH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH1697 at Your commandH1697. 37Answer meH6030, O LORDH3068! Answer meH6030, so that thisH2088 peopleH5971 will knowH3045 thatH3588 YouH859, the LORDH3068, are GodH430, and that YouH859 have turnedH5437 their heartsH3820 back againH322.”

38Then the fireH784 of the LORDH3068 fellH5307 and consumedH398 the sacrificeH5930, the woodH6086, the stonesH68, and the dustH6083, and it licked upH3897 the waterH4325 in the trenchH8585.

39When allH3605 the peopleH5971 saw thisH7200, they fellH5307 facedownH5921H6440 and saidH559, “The LORDH3068, HeH1931 is GodH430! The LORDH3068, HeH1931 is GodH430!”

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 18:32 2 seahs is approximately 13.2 dry quarts or 14.6 liters (probably about 25.4 pounds or 11.5 kilograms of seed). ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 18:34 Some texts continue verse 33 to this point. ↩

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