King James Version
1 Kings 18:36-40
36And it came to pass at the time ofthe offeringבַּעֲל֣וֹתba.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503,that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030came nearוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066,and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,and of Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,let it be knownיִוָּדַ֗עyi.va.Da'H3045this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou artGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and that I amthy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, and thatI have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213all these things at thy wordH1697.
37Hearעֲנֵ֤נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,hearעֲנֵ֔נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, that this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thou artthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and thatthou hast turnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backH5437againאֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃'a.cho.ra.NitH322.
38Then the fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307,and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the burnt sacrificeהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930,and the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68,and the dustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083,and licked upלִחֵֽכָה׃li.Che.khahH3897the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that wasin the trenchבַּתְּעָלָ֖הba.te.'a.LahH8585.
39And when all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it,they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440:and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, he isthe Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, he isthe Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
40And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto them, Takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀tif.SuH8610the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;let not oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of them escapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.And they tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them: and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452brought them downוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028,and slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them there.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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