Verse 4
1 Kings 18:4
Darby Translation
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and it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water);
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִי֙ בְּ/הַכְרִ֣ית אִיזֶ֔בֶל אֵ֖ת נְבִיאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ מֵאָ֣ה נְבִאִ֗ים וַֽ/יַּחְבִּיאֵ֞/ם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙ בַּ/מְּעָרָ֔ה וְ/כִלְכְּלָ֖/ם לֶ֥חֶם וָ/מָֽיִם
English Translation
And when Jezebel had wiped out the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them fifty to a cave and sustained them with bread and water.
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Chapter 18 Context
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And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, sayi...
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And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
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And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;
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and it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, a...
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and Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water and to all the torrents...
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And they divided the land between them to pass through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah...
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And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and sa...
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And he said to him, I [am he]: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!
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9
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to put me to de...
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10
As Jehovah thy God (Elohim) liveth, there is no nation or kingdom whither my lord has not sent to se...
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And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!
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And it shall come to pass when I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah shall carry thee whit...
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Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred me...
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And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.
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And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will certainly shew myself to hi...
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Then Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel?
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18
And he said, I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken t...
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19
And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fif...
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So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
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Then Elijah drew near to all the people, and said, How long do ye halt between two opinions? if Jeho...
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And Elijah said to the people, I, only I, remain a prophet of Jehovah; and Baal's prophets are four...
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23
Let them therefore give us two bullocks: and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it...
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And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the god that answe...
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And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first;...
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And they took the bullock which had been given them, and sacrificed it, and called on the name of Ba...
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And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god; for he is...
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And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood g...
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And it came to pass when midday was past, that they prophesied until the [time] of the offering up o...
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Then Elijah said to all the people, Draw near to me. And all the people drew near to him. And he rep...
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And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom t...
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and with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah, and made a trench round about the alta...
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and he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, F...
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And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third ti...
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And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
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And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering up of the oblation, that Elijah the prophet drew n...
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Answer me, Jehovah, answer me, that this people may know that thou Jehovah art God (Elohim), and [th...
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And the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the...
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And all the people saw [it], and they fell on their faces and said, Jehovah, he is God (Elohim)! Jeh...
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40
And Elijah said to them, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape! And they seized the...
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41
And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
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42
And Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed down on...
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43
And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, [Th...
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And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold there is a cloud, small as a man's hand...
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And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black [with] clouds and wind, and the...
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And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entr...
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