Verse 19
1 Kings 18:19
World English Bible, British Edition
19
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to Mount Carmel, and
four hundred and fifty of the prophets of Baal, and four hundred of the prophets of the Asherah, who eat
at Jezebel’s table.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה שְׁלַ֨ח קְבֹ֥ץ אֵלַ֛/י אֶת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל הַ֣ר הַ/כַּרְמֶ֑ל וְ/אֶת נְבִיאֵ֨י הַ/בַּ֜עַל אַרְבַּ֧ע מֵא֣וֹת וַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֗ים וּ/נְבִיאֵ֤י הָֽ/אֲשֵׁרָה֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת אֹכְלֵ֖י שֻׁלְחַ֥ן אִיזָֽבֶל
English Translation
And now send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.
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Chapter 18 Context
1
After many days, the LORD’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying,
“Go, show yourself to Ah...
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2
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in
Samaria.
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3
Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared
the LORD greatly;
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4
for when Jezebel cut off the LORD’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred
prophets, and hid them fifty...
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5
Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water,
and to all the brooks. Perh...
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6
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it. Ahab
went one way by himself, and Obadi...
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7
As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognised him,
and fell on his face, and said...
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8
He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah
is here!’”
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9
He said, “How have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant
into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?
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10
As the LORD your God (Elohim) lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my
lord has not sent to see...
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11
Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’
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12
It will happen, as soon as I leave you, that the LORD’s Spirit will
carry you I don’t know where; an...
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13
Wasn’t it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the LORD’s prophets,
how I hid one hundred men...
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14
Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will
kill me.”
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15
Elijah said, “As the LORD of Armies lives, before whom I stand,
I will surely show myself to him tod...
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16
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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17
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler
of Israel?”
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18
He answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s
house, in that you have forsaken...
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19
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to Mount Carmel, and
four hundred and fifty of the p...
20
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the
prophets together to Mount Carmel.
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21
Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver
between the two sides? If the...
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22
Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left as
a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophe...
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23
Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull
for themselves, and cut it in pie...
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24
You call on the name of your god, and I will call on the LORD’s name.
The God (Elohim) who answers b...
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25
Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves,
and dress it first, for you ar...
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26
They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it,
and called on the name of Baal from mo...
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27
At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud, for he is
a god. Either he is deep in thought, or...
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28
They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives
and lances until the blood gushed out...
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29
When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening
offering; but there was no voice...
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30
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the
people came near to him. He repaired...
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31
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of
the sons of Jacob, to whom the L...
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32
With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench
around the altar large enough...
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33
He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on
the wood. He said, “Fill four ja...
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34
He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He
said, “Do it a third time;” and...
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35
The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with
water.
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36
At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet came
near and said, “LORD, the God (Elohim)...
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37
Hear me, LORD, hear me, that this people may know that you, LORD, are
God (Elohim), and that you hav...
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38
Then the LORD’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the
wood, the stones, and the dust; and i...
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39
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “The
LORD, he is God (Elohim)! the...
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40
Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let
one of them escape!”
They seized them; a...
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41
Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the
sound of abundance of rain.”
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42
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top
of Carmel; and he bowed himself down...
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43
He said to his servant, “Go up now and look towards the sea.”
He went up and looked, then said, “The...
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44
On the seventh time, he said, “Behold, a small cloud, like a
man’s hand, is rising out of the sea.”...
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45
In a little while, the sky grew black with clouds and wind,
and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, a...
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46
The LORD’s hand was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt
and ran before Ahab to the entr...
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