1 Kings 18

KJV_Strongs(i)
  1 H7227 And it came to pass after many H3117 days H1697 , that the word H3068 of the LORD H452 came to Elijah H7992 in the third H8141 year H559 , saying [H8800]   H3212 , Go [H8798]   H7200 , shew [H8734]   H256 thyself unto Ahab H5414 ; and I will send [H8799]   H4306 rain H6440 upon H127 the earth.
  2 H452 And Elijah H3212 went [H8799]   H7200 to shew [H8736]   H256 himself unto Ahab H2389 . And there was a sore H7458 famine H8111 in Samaria.
  3 H256 And Ahab H7121 called [H8799]   H5662 Obadiah H1004 , which was the governor of his house H5662 . (Now Obadiah H3373 feared H3068 the LORD H3966 greatly:
  4 H348 For it was so, when Jezebel H3772 cut off [H8687]   H5030 the prophets H3068 of the LORD H5662 , that Obadiah H3947 took [H8799]   H3967 an hundred H5030 prophets H2244 , and hid [H8686]   H376 them by fifty H2572   H4631 in a cave H3557 , and fed [H8773]   H3899 them with bread H4325 and water.)
  5 H256 And Ahab H559 said [H8799]   H5662 unto Obadiah H3212 , Go [H8798]   H776 into the land H4599 , unto all fountains H4325 of water H5158 , and unto all brooks H194 : peradventure H4672 we may find [H8799]   H2682 grass H2421 to save [H8762]   H5483 the horses H6505 and mules H2421 alive [H8762]   H3772 , that we lose [H8686]   H929 not all the beasts.
  6 H2505 So they divided [H8762]   H776 the land H5674 between them to pass throughout [H8800]   H256 it: Ahab H1980 went [H8804]   H259 one H1870 way H5662 by himself, and Obadiah H1980 went [H8804]   H259 another H1870 way by himself.
  7 H5662 And as Obadiah H1870 was in the way H452 , behold, Elijah H7125 met [H8800]   H5234 him: and he knew [H8686]   H5307 him, and fell [H8799]   H6440 on his face H559 , and said [H8799]   H113 , Art thou that my lord H452 Elijah?
  8 H559 And he answered [H8799]   H3212 him, I am : go [H8798]   H559 , tell [H8798]   H113 thy lord H452 , Behold, Elijah is here .
  9 H559 And he said [H8799]   H2398 , What have I sinned [H8804]   H5414 , that thou wouldest deliver [H8802]   H5650 thy servant H3027 into the hand H256 of Ahab H4191 , to slay [H8687]   me?
  10 H3068 As the LORD H430 thy God H2416 liveth H3426 , there is no H1471 nation H4467 or kingdom H834 , whither H113 my lord H7971 hath not sent [H8804]   H1245 to seek [H8763]   H559 thee: and when they said [H8804]   H7650 , He is not there; he took an oath [H8689]   H4467 of the kingdom H1471 and nation H4672 , that they found [H8799]   thee not.
  11 H559 And now thou sayest [H8802]   H3212 , Go [H8798]   H559 , tell [H8798]   H113 thy lord H452 , Behold, Elijah is here .
  12 H3212 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone [H8799]   H7307 from thee, that the Spirit H3068 of the LORD H5375 shall carry [H8799]   H3045 thee whither I know [H8799]   H935 not; and so when I come [H8804]   H5046 and tell [H8687]   H256 Ahab H4672 , and he cannot find [H8799]   H2026 thee, he shall slay [H8804]   H5650 me: but I thy servant H3372 fear [H8804]   H3068 the LORD H5271 from my youth.
  13 H5046 Was it not told [H8717]   H113 my lord H6213 what I did [H8804]   H348 when Jezebel H2026 slew [H8800]   H5030 the prophets H3068 of the LORD H2244 , how I hid [H8686]   H3967 an hundred H376 men H3068 of the LORD'S H5030 prophets H2572 by fifty H4631 in a cave H3557 , and fed [H8770]   H3899 them with bread H4325 and water?
  14 H559 And now thou sayest [H8802]   H3212 , Go [H8798]   H559 , tell [H8798]   H113 thy lord H452 , Behold, Elijah H2026 is here : and he shall slay [H8804]   me.
  15 H452 And Elijah H559 said [H8799]   H3068 , As the LORD H6635 of hosts H2416 liveth H6440 , before H5975 whom I stand [H8804]   H7200 , I will surely shew [H8735]   H3117 myself unto him to day.
  16 H5662 So Obadiah H3212 went [H8799]   H7125 to meet [H8800]   H256 Ahab H5046 , and told [H8686]   H256 him: and Ahab H3212 went [H8799]   H7125 to meet [H8800]   H452 Elijah.
  17 H256 And it came to pass, when Ahab H7200 saw [H8800]   H452 Elijah H256 , that Ahab H559 said [H8799]   H5916 unto him, Art thou he that troubleth [H8802]   H3478 Israel?
  18 H559 And he answered [H8799]   H5916 , I have not troubled [H8804]   H3478 Israel H1 ; but thou, and thy father's H1004 house H5800 , in that ye have forsaken [H8800]   H4687 the commandments H3068 of the LORD H3212 , and thou hast followed [H8799]   H310   H1168 Baalim.
  19 H7971 Now therefore send [H8798]   H6908 , and gather [H8798]   H3478 to me all Israel H2022 unto mount H3760 Carmel H5030 , and the prophets H1168 of Baal H702 four H3967 hundred H2572 and fifty H5030 , and the prophets H842 of the groves H702 four H3967 hundred H398 , which eat [H8802]   H348 at Jezebel's H7979 table.
  20 H256 So Ahab H7971 sent [H8799]   H1121 unto all the children H3478 of Israel H6908 , and gathered H5030 the prophets H6908 together [H8799]   H2022 unto mount H3760 Carmel.
  21 H452 And Elijah H5066 came [H8799]   H5971 unto all the people H559 , and said [H8799]   H5921 , How long H6452 halt [H8802]   H8147 ye between two H5587 opinions H3068 ? if the LORD H430 be God H1168 , follow him: but if Baal H3212 , then follow [H8798]   H310   H5971 him. And the people H6030 answered [H8804]   H1697 him not a word.
  22 H559 Then said [H8799]   H452 Elijah H5971 unto the people H3498 , I, even I only, remain [H8738]   H5030 a prophet H3068 of the LORD H1168 ; but Baal's H5030 prophets H702 are four H3967 hundred H2572 and fifty H376 men.
  23 H5414 Let them therefore give [H8799]   H8147 us two H6499 bullocks H977 ; and let them choose [H8799]   H259 one H6499 bullock H5408 for themselves, and cut it in pieces [H8762]   H7760 , and lay [H8799]   H6086 it on wood H7760 , and put [H8799]   H784 no fire H6213 under : and I will dress [H8799]   H259 the other H6499 bullock H5414 , and lay [H8804]   H6086 it on wood H7760 , and put [H8799]   H784 no fire under :
  24 H7121 And call [H8804]   H8034 ye on the name H430 of your gods H7121 , and I will call [H8799]   H8034 on the name H3068 of the LORD H430 : and the God H6030 that answereth [H8799]   H784 by fire H430 , let him be God H5971 . And all the people H6030 answered [H8799]   H559 and said [H8799]   H2896 , It is well H1697 spoken.
  25 H452 And Elijah H559 said [H8799]   H5030 unto the prophets H1168 of Baal H977 , Choose [H8798]   H259 you one H6499 bullock H6213 for yourselves, and dress [H8798]   H7223 it first H7227 ; for ye are many H7121 ; and call [H8798]   H8034 on the name H430 of your gods H7760 , but put [H8799]   H784 no fire under .
  26 H3947 And they took [H8799]   H6499 the bullock H5414 which was given [H8804]   H6213 them, and they dressed [H8799]   H7121 it, and called [H8799]   H8034 on the name H1168 of Baal H1242 from morning H6672 even until noon H559 , saying [H8800]   H1168 , O Baal H6030 , hear [H8798]   H369 us. But there was no H6963 voice H6030 , nor any that answered [H8802]   H6452 . And they leaped [H8762]   H4196 upon the altar H6213 which was made [H8804]  .
  27 H6672 And it came to pass at noon H452 , that Elijah H2048 mocked [H8762]   H559 them, and said [H8799]   H7121 , Cry [H8798]   H1419 aloud H6963   H430 : for he is a god H7879 ; either he is talking H7873 , or he is pursuing H1870 , or he is in a journey H194 , or peradventure H3463 he sleepeth H3364 , and must be awaked [H8799]  .
  28 H7121 And they cried [H8799]   H6963 aloud H1419   H1413 , and cut [H8704]   H4941 themselves after their manner H2719 with knives H7420 and lancets H1818 , till the blood H8210 gushed out [H8800]   upon them.
  29 H6672 And it came to pass, when midday H5674 was past [H8800]   H5012 , and they prophesied [H8691]   H5927 until the time of the offering [H8800]   H4503 of the evening sacrifice H6963 , that there was neither voice H6030 , nor any to answer [H8802]   H7182 , nor any that regarded.
  30 H452 And Elijah H559 said [H8799]   H5971 unto all the people H5066 , Come near [H8798]   H5971 unto me. And all the people H5066 came near [H8799]   H7495 unto him. And he repaired [H8762]   H4196 the altar H3068 of the LORD H2040 that was broken down [H8803]  .
  31 H452 And Elijah H3947 took [H8799]   H8147 twelve H6240   H68 stones H4557 , according to the number H7626 of the tribes H1121 of the sons H3290 of Jacob H1697 , unto whom the word H3068 of the LORD H559 came, saying [H8800]   H3478 , Israel H8034 shall be thy name:
  32 H68 And with the stones H1129 he built [H8799]   H4196 an altar H8034 in the name H3068 of the LORD H6213 : and he made [H8799]   H8585 a trench H5439 about H4196 the altar H1004 , as great as would contain H5429 two measures H2233 of seed.
  33 H6186 And he put H6086 the wood H6186 in order [H8799]   H5408 , and cut [H8762]   H6499 the bullock H7760 in pieces, and laid [H8799]   H6086 him on the wood H559 , and said [H8799]   H4390 , Fill [H8798]   H702 four H3537 barrels H4325 with water H3332 , and pour [H8798]   H5930 it on the burnt sacrifice H6086 , and on the wood.
  34 H559 And he said [H8799]   H8138 , Do it the second time [H8798]   H8138 . And they did it the second time [H8799]   H559 . And he said [H8799]   H8027 , Do it the third time [H8761]   H8027 . And they did it the third time [H8762]  .
  35 H4325 And the water H3212 ran [H8799]   H5439 round about H4196 the altar H4390 ; and he filled [H8765]   H8585 the trench H4325 also with water.
  36 H5927 And it came to pass at the time of the offering [H8800]   H4503 of the evening sacrifice H452 , that Elijah H5030 the prophet H5066 came near [H8799]   H559 , and said [H8799]   H3068 , LORD H430 God H85 of Abraham H3327 , Isaac H3478 , and of Israel H3045 , let it be known [H8735]   H3117 this day H430 that thou art God H3478 in Israel H5650 , and that I am thy servant H6213 , and that I have done [H8804]   H1697 all these things at thy word.
  37 H6030 Hear [H8798]   H3068 me, O LORD H6030 , hear [H8798]   H5971 me, that this people H3045 may know [H8799]   H3068 that thou art the LORD H430 God H5437 , and that thou hast turned H3820 their heart H5437 back [H8689]   H322 again.
  38 H784 Then the fire H3068 of the LORD H5307 fell [H8799]   H398 , and consumed [H8799]   H5930 the burnt sacrifice H6086 , and the wood H68 , and the stones H6083 , and the dust H3897 , and licked up [H8765]   H4325 the water H8585 that was in the trench.
  39 H5971 And when all the people H7200 saw [H8799]   H5307 it, they fell [H8799]   H6440 on their faces H559 : and they said [H8799]   H3068 , The LORD H430 , he is the God H3068 ; the LORD H430 , he is the God.
  40 H452 And Elijah H559 said [H8799]   H8610 unto them, Take [H8798]   H5030 the prophets H1168 of Baal H376 ; let not one H4422 of them escape [H8735]   H8610 . And they took [H8799]   H452 them: and Elijah H3381 brought them down [H8686]   H5158 to the brook H7028 Kishon H7819 , and slew [H8799]   them there.
  41 H452 And Elijah H559 said [H8799]   H256 unto Ahab H5927 , Get thee up [H8798]   H398 , eat [H8798]   H8354 and drink [H8798]   H6963 ; for there is a sound H1995 of abundance H1653 of rain.
  42 H256 So Ahab H5927 went up [H8799]   H398 to eat [H8800]   H8354 and to drink [H8800]   H452 . And Elijah H5927 went up [H8804]   H7218 to the top H3760 of Carmel H1457 ; and he cast himself down [H8799]   H776 upon the earth H7760 , and put [H8799]   H6440 his face H1290 between his knees,
  43 H559 And said [H8799]   H5288 to his servant H5927 , Go up [H8798]   H5027 now, look [H8685]   H1870 toward H3220 the sea H5927 . And he went up [H8799]   H5027 , and looked [H8686]   H559 , and said [H8799]   H3972 , There is nothing H559 . And he said [H8799]   H7725 , Go again [H8798]   H7651 seven H6471 times.
  44 H7637 And it came to pass at the seventh time H559 , that he said [H8799]   H5927 , Behold, there ariseth [H8802]   H6996 a little H5645 cloud H3220 out of the sea H376 , like a man's H3709 hand H559 . And he said [H8799]   H5927 , Go up [H8798]   H559 , say [H8798]   H256 unto Ahab H631 , Prepare [H8798]   H3381 thy chariot, and get thee down [H8798]   H1653 , that the rain H6113 stop [H8799]   thee not.
  45 H3541 And it came to pass in the mean while H8064 , that the heaven H6937 was black [H8694]   H5645 with clouds H7307 and wind H1419 , and there was a great H1653 rain H256 . And Ahab H7392 rode [H8799]   H3212 , and went [H8799]   H3157 to Jezreel.
  46 H3027 And the hand H3068 of the LORD H452 was on Elijah H8151 ; and he girded up [H8762]   H4975 his loins H7323 , and ran [H8799]   H6440 before H256 Ahab H935 to the entrance [H8800]   H3157 of Jezreel.
ERV(i) 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 4 for it was so, when Jezebel cut off prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah? 8 And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]. 9 And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]. 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread an water? 14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah: [is here]: and he shall slay me. 15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him today. 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed the Baalim. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table. 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under. 24 And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the [evening] oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me; and all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was thrown down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name. 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time. 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the [evening] oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O LORD, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou, LORD, art God, and [that] thou hast turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God. 40 and Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. 43 And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass in a little while, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 46 and the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.