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And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the
LORD
came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah
came to Elijah ,
in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there
was a
sore famine
in Samaria.
And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the
famine
was sore in Samaria.
And Ahab called Obadiah, which
was the governor
of
his
house
. (Now Obadiah feared the
LORD
greatly:
And Ahab called Obadiah, who
was over
the household
. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah
greatly:
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the 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.)
for 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 fed them with bread and water.)
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into
the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to
save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
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.
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art
thou that
my lord Elijah?
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?
And he answered him, I am
: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
And he answered him, It
is
I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah `
is here '
.
And he said, What
have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
And he said, Wherein
have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
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 there;
he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
As Jehovah
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.
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah `
is here '
.
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.
And it will
come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah
will
carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will
slay me: but I thy servant fear Jehovah
from my youth.
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 and water?
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah
, how I hid a
hundred men of Jehovah's
prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here :
and he shall
slay me.
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah `
is here ';
and he will
slay me.
And Elijah said, As the
LORD
of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to day.
And Elijah said, As Jehovah
of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to -
day.
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him :
and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him ;
and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art
thou he
that
troubleth
Israel?
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is
it
thou ,
thou
troubler
of
Israel?
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 Baalim.
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah
, and thou hast followed the
Baalim.
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 groves
four hundred, which
eat at Jezebel's table.
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, that
eat at Jezebel's table.
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
And Elijah came 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.
And Elijah came near
unto all the people, and said, How long go
ye limping
between the
two sides
? if Jehovah
be God, follow him ;
but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain
a prophet of the
LORD
; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, am
left
a prophet of Jehovah
; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under :
and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under :
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 .
And call ye on the name of your gods
, 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.
And call ye on the name of your god
, and I will call on the name of Jehovah;
and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
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 gods
, but put no fire under.
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.
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 upon
the altar which was made.
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.
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud :
for he is a god ;
either he is talking
, or he is pursuing
, or he is in
a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth ,
and must be awaked.
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 on
a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked.
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets
, till the blood gushed out upon them.
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances
, till the blood gushed out upon them.
And it came
to
pass
, when midday was past, and
they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice,
that
there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
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.
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 broken
down.
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 Jehovah
that was thrown
down.
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 :
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah
came, saying, Israel shall be thy name .
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.
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah;
and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him
on the wood ,
and said, Fill four barrels
with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice
, and on the wood.
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it
on the wood .
And he
said, Fill four jars
with water, and pour it on the burnt -offering
, and on the wood.
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.
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.
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice
, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD
God of Abraham, 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.
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the `
evening '
oblation
, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O
Jehovah,
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.
Hear me, O LORD
, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the
LORD
God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Hear me, O Jehovah
, hear me, that this people may know that thou ,
Jehovah,
art God, and `
that '
thou hast turned their heart back again.
Then the fire of the
LORD
fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice
, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
Then the fire of Jehovah
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.
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The
LORD
, he is the
God; the
LORD
, he is the
God.
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah
, he is God; Jehovah
, he is God.
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.
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.
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a
sound of abundance of rain.
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the
sound of abundance of rain.
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast
himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees ,
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 .
And 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.
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.
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little
cloud out of the sea, like
a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare
thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.
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.
And it came to pass in the
mean
while, that the heaven
was
black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel .
And it came to pass in a
little
while, that the heavens
grew
black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel :
And the hand of the
LORD
was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
and the hand of Jehovah
was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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