Verse 21
1 Kings 18:21
New King James Version
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And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD
be God (Elohim), follow him: but if Baal,
then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶל כָּל הָ/עָ֗ם וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ עַד מָתַ֞י אַתֶּ֣ם פֹּסְחִים֮ עַל שְׁתֵּ֣י הַ/סְּעִפִּים֒ אִם יְהוָ֤ה הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔י/ו וְ/אִם הַ/בַּ֖עַל לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑י/ו וְ/לֹֽא עָנ֥וּ הָ/עָ֛ם אֹת֖/וֹ דָּבָֽר
English Translation
And Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you halt between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." And the people answered him not a word.
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Chapter 18 Context
1
And it came to pass
after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, say...
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2
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And
there was a sore famine in Samaria.
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3
And Ahab called Obadiah, which
was the governor of
his
house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
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4
For it was
so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets,...
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5
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: pera...
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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
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and sa...
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8
And he answered him, I
am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah
is here.
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9
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to sl...
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10
As the LORD thy God (Elohim) liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to...
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11
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah
is here.
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12
And it shall come to pass,
as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry t...
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13
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred...
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14
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah
is here:
and he shall slay me.
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15
And Elijah said,
As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto hi...
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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
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him,
Art thou he that troubleth Israe...
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18
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsa...
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19
Now therefore send,
and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hun...
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20
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
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21
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD
be...
22
Then said Elijah unto the people, I,
even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets...
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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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24
And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God (Elohim)...
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25
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress
it first...
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26
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed
it, and called on the name of Baal...
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27
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he
is a god; either h...
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28
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood...
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29
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the
time of the offering of the...
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30
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And h...
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31
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom...
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32
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar,...
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33
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid
him on the wood, and said, Fil...
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34
And he said, Do
it the second time. And they did
it
the second time. And he said, Do
it the third t...
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35
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
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36
And it came to pass at
the time of the offering of the
evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet ca...
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37
Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou
art the LORD God (Elohim), and
that th...
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38
Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and...
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39
And when all the people saw
it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he
is the God (El...
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40
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them...
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41
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for
there is a sound of abundance of rain.
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42
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself do...
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43
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said,
There...
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44
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of t...
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45
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was...
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46
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entra...
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