New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 18:30-32
30Then ElijahH452 saidH559 to allH3605 the peopleH5971, “ComeH5066 nearH5066 to me.” So allH3605 the peopleH5971 cameH5066 nearH5066 to him. And 1he 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, “2IsraelH3478 shall be your nameH8034.”
32So with the stonesH68 he builtH1129 an altarH4196 in 3the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, and he madeH6213 a trenchH8585 aroundH5439 the altarH4196, largeH1004 enough to holdH1004 two 4measuresH5429 of seedH2233.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 18:30 1 Kin 19:10, 14; 2 Chr 33:16 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 18:31 Gen 32:28; 35:10; 2 Kin 17:34 ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 18:32 Col 3:17 ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 18:32 Heb seahs; i.e. one seah equals approx 11 qts ↩
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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