1 Kings 18
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1 Kings 18:24-26

24And callH7121 ye on the nameH8034 of your godsH430, and I will callH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068: and the GodH430 that answerethH6030 by fireH784, let him be GodH430. And all the peopleH5971 answeredH6030 and saidH559, It is wellH2896 spokenH1697.1

25And ElijahH452 saidH559 unto the prophetsH5030 of BaalH1168, ChooseH977 you oneH259 bullockH6499 for yourselves, and dressH6213 it firstH7223; for ye are manyH7227; and callH7121 on the nameH8034 of your godsH430, but putH7760 no fireH784 under.

26And they tookH3947 the bullockH6499 which was givenH5414 them, and they dressedH6213 it, and calledH7121 on the nameH8034 of BaalH1168 from morningH1242 even until noonH6672, sayingH559, O BaalH1168, hearH6030 us. But there was noH369 voiceH6963, nor any that answeredH6030. And they leapedH6452 upon the altarH4196 which was madeH6213.234

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  1. 1. 1 Kings 18:24 It is…: Heb. The word is good ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 18:26 hear: or, answer ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 18:26 answered: or, heard ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 18:26 leaped…: or, leaped up and down at the altar ↩

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