1 Kings 18
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1 Kings 18:24-39

24Then you callH7121 on the nameH8034 of your godH430, and I will callH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, and 1the GodH430 whoH834 answersH6030 by fireH784, He is GodH430.” And allH3605 the peopleH5971 saidH559, “2That is a goodH2896 ideaH1697.”

25So ElijahH452 saidH559 to the prophetsH5030 of BaalH1168, “ChooseH977 oneH259 oxH6499 for yourselves and prepareH6213 it firstH7223 for you are manyH7227, and callH7121 on the nameH8034 of your godH430, but putH7760 noH3808 fireH784 under it.” 26Then they tookH3947 the oxH6499 whichH834 3was givenH5414 them and they preparedH6213 it and calledH7121 on the nameH8034 of BaalH1168 from morningH1242 untilH5704 noonH6672 sayingH559, “O BaalH1168, answerH6030 us.” But thereH369 was 4noH369 voiceH6963 and noH369 oneH369 answeredH6030. And they 5leapedH6452 aboutH5921 the altarH4196 whichH834 6they madeH6213. 27It cameH1961 about at noonH6672, that ElijahH452 mockedH2048 them and saidH559, “CallH7121 out with a loudH1419 voiceH6963, for he is a godH430; eitherH3588 he is occupiedH7879 or goneH5509 asideH5509, or is on a journeyH1870, or perhapsH194 he is asleepH3463 and needs to be awakenedH3364.” 28So they criedH7121 with a loudH1419 voiceH6963 and 7cutH1413 themselves according to their customH4941 with swordsH2719 and lancesH7420 untilH5704 the bloodH1818 gushedH8210 out on them. 29When middayH6672 was pastH5674, they 8ravedH5012 9untilH5704 the time of the offeringH5927 of the evening sacrificeH4503; but thereH369 was noH369 voiceH6963, noH369 oneH369 answeredH6030, and noH369 10oneH369 paidH7182 attentionH7182.

30Then ElijahH452 saidH559 to allH3605 the peopleH5971, “ComeH5066 nearH5066 to me.” So allH3605 the peopleH5971 cameH5066 nearH5066 to him. And 11he repairedH7495 the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 which had been tornH2040 downH2040. 31ElijahH452 tookH3947 twelveH8147H6240 stonesH68 according to the numberH4557 of the tribesH7626 of the sonsH1121 of JacobH3290, to whomH834 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 had comeH1961, sayingH559, “12IsraelH3478 shall be your nameH8034.” 32So with the stonesH68 he builtH1129 an altarH4196 in 13the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, and he madeH6213 a trenchH8585 aroundH5439 the altarH4196, largeH1004 enough to holdH1004 two 14measuresH5429 of seedH2233. 3315Then he arrangedH6186 the woodH6086 and cutH5408 the oxH6499 in piecesH5408 and laidH7760 it on the woodH6086. 34And he saidH559, “FillH4390 fourH702 pitchersH3537 with waterH4325 and pourH3332 it on the burntH5930 offeringH5930 and on the woodH6086.” And he saidH559, “DoH8138 it a secondH8138 timeH8138,” and they didH8138 it a secondH8138 timeH8138. And he saidH559, “DoH8027 it a thirdH8027 timeH8027,” and they didH8027 it a thirdH8027 timeH8027. 35The waterH4325 flowedH1980 aroundH5439 the altarH4196 and he alsoH1571 filledH4390 the trenchH8585 with waterH4325. 3616At the timeH3117 of the offeringH5927 of the evening sacrificeH4503, ElijahH452 the prophetH5030 cameH5066 nearH5066 and saidH559, “17O LordH3068, the GodH430 of AbrahamH85, IsaacH3327 and IsraelH3478, todayH3117 let it be knownH3045 that 18You are GodH430 in IsraelH3478 and that I am Your servantH5650 and 19I have doneH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH1697 at Your wordH1697. 37AnswerH6030 me, O LordH3068, answerH6030 me, that thisH2088 peopleH5971 may knowH3045 that You, O LordH3068, are GodH430, and that You have turnedH5437 their heartH3820 backH322 againH322.” 38Then the 20fireH784 of the LordH3068 fellH5307 and consumedH398 the burntH5930 offeringH5930 and the woodH6086 and the stonesH68 and the dustH6083, and lickedH3897 up the waterH4325 that was in the trenchH8585. 39When allH3605 the peopleH5971 sawH7200 it, they fellH5307 on their facesH6440; and they saidH559, “21The LordH3068, He is GodH430; the LordH3068, He is GodH430.”

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 18:24 1 Kin 18:38 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 18:24 Lit The matter is good ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 18:26 Lit he gave ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 18:26 Ps 115:4, 5; Jer 10:5 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 18:26 Lit limped; i.e. a type of ceremonial dance ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 18:26 So some mss and the ancient versions; M.T. he ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 18:28 Lev 19:28; Deut 14:1 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Kings 18:29 Lit prophesied ↩
  9. 9. 1 Kings 18:29 Ex 29:39, 41 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Kings 18:29 Lit attentiveness ↩
  11. 11. 1 Kings 18:30 1 Kin 19:10, 14; 2 Chr 33:16 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Kings 18:31 Gen 32:28; 35:10; 2 Kin 17:34 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Kings 18:32 Col 3:17 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Kings 18:32 Heb seahs; i.e. one seah equals approx 11 qts ↩
  15. 15. 1 Kings 18:33 Gen 22:9; Lev 1:7, 8 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Kings 18:36 1 Kin 18:29 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Kings 18:36 Gen 28:13; Ex 3:6; 4:5; Matt 22:32 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Kings 18:36 1 Kin 8:43 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Kings 18:36 Num 16:28-32 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Kings 18:38 Gen 15:17; Lev 9:24; 10:1, 2; Judg 6:21; 2 Kin 1:12; 1 Chr 21:26; 2 Chr 7:1; Job 1:16 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Kings 18:39 1 Kin 18:21, 24 ↩

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