1 Kings 18:35

1 Kings 18:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
• New International Version (NIV)The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the water ran around the altar and filled the trench also with water.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.

Context of 1 Kings 18:35

33He piled wood on the altar, cut the bull into pieces, and laid the pieces on the wood. Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water over the offering and the wood.” 34After they had done this, he said, “Do the same thing again!” And when they were finished, he said, “Now do it a third time!” So they did as he said, and the water ran around the altar and even filled the trench. 36At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. 37O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.”

1 Kings 18:35 word by word

וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם סָבִ֖יב לַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְגַ֥ם אֶת־הַתְּעָלָ֖ה מִלֵּא־מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• ranיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and he filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the trenchתְּעָלָהte‛âlâh · conduitH8585

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:35

• 1 Kings 18:32and he used the stones to rebuild the altar in the name of the Lord. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold about three gallons.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:35

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-40Verses 21-40 Many of the people wavered in their judgment, and varied in their practice. Elijah called upon them to determine whether Jehovah or Baal was the self-existent, supreme God, the Creator, Governor, and Judge of the world, and to follow him alone. It is dangerous to halt between the service of God and the service of sin, the dominion of Christ and the dominion of our lusts. If Jesus be the only Saviour, let us cleave to him alone for every…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-35Elijah made sure there could be no doubt or trickery. He poured a large amount of water on the offering and the wood. The water may have come from the nearby Mediterranean Sea or the Kishon River.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-4021-40. Elijah said unto all the people, How long halt ye?--They had long been attempting to conjoin the service of God with that of Baal. It was an impracticable union and the people were so struck with a sense of their own folly, or dread of the king's displeasure, that they "answered not a word." Elijah proposed to decide for them the controversy between God and Baal by an appeal, not to the authority of the law, for that would have no weight, but by a…Read the comment

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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