strkjv@1Kings:18:1
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:2
@ And
Elijah
went
to
shew
himself unto
Ahab
. And there was a
sore
famine
in
Samaria
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:3
@ And
Ahab
called
Obadiah
, which was the governor of his
house
. (Now
Obadiah
feared
the
LORD
greatly
m@:
strkjv@1Kings:18:4
@ For it was so, when
Jezebel
cut
off
the
prophets
of the
LORD
, that
Obadiah
took
an
hundred
prophets
, and
hid
them by
fifty
H2572in a
cave
m@, and
fed
them with
bread
and
water
. )
strkjv@1Kings:18:5
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:6
@ So they
divided
the
land
between them to pass
throughout
it:
Ahab
went
one
way
by himself, and
Obadiah
went
another
way
by himself.
strkjv@1Kings:18:7
@ 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
?
strkjv@1Kings:18:8
@ And he
answered
him, I am:
go
,
tell
thy
lord
, Behold,
Elijah
is here.
strkjv@1Kings:18:9
@ And he
said
, What have I
sinned
, that thou wouldest
deliver
thy
servant
into the
hand
of
Ahab
, to
slay
me?
strkjv@1Kings:18:10
@ 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 there; he took an
oath
of the
kingdom
and
nation
, that they
found
thee not.
strkjv@1Kings:18:11
@ And now thou
sayest
,
Go
,
tell
thy
lord
, Behold,
Elijah
is here.
strkjv@1Kings:18:12
@ And it shall come topass, 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:13
@ 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
LORDS
prophets
by
fifty
in a
cave
m@, and
fed
them with
bread
and
water
?
strkjv@1Kings:18:14
@ And now thou
sayest
,
Go
,
tell
thy
lord
, Behold,
Elijah
is here: and he shall
slay
me.
strkjv@1Kings:18:15
@ And
Elijah
said
, As the
LORD
of
hosts
liveth
,
before
whom I
stand
, I will surely
shew
myself unto him to
day
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:16
@ So
Obadiah
went
to
meet
Ahab
, and
told
him: and
Ahab
went
to
meet
Elijah
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:17
@ And it came to pass, when
Ahab
saw
Elijah
, that
Ahab
said
unto him, Art thou he that
troubleth
Israel
?
strkjv@1Kings:18:18
@ And he
answered
, I have not
troubled
Israel
; but thou, and thy
fathers
house
, in that ye have
forsaken
the
commandments
of the
LORD
, and thou hast
followed
Baalim
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:19
@ 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
groves
four
hundred
, which
eat
at
Jezebels
table
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:20
@ So
Ahab
sent
unto all the
children
of
Israel
, and
gathered
the
prophets
together
unto
mount
Carmel
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:21
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:22
@ Then
said
Elijah
unto the
people
, I, even I only,
remain
a
prophet
of the
LORD
; but
Baals
prophets
are
four
hundred
and
fifty
men
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:23
@ Let them therefore
give
us
two
bullocks
; and let them
choose
one
bullock
for themselves, and cut it in
pieces
, and
lay
it on
wood
, and
put
no
fire
under: and I will
dress
the
other
bullock
, and
lay
it on
wood
, and
put
no
fire
under:
strkjv@1Kings:18:24
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:25
@ 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
gods
, but
put
no
fire
under.
strkjv@1Kings:18:26
@ 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
upon the
altar
which was
made
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:27
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:28
@ And they
cried
aloud
, and
cut
themselves after their
manner
with
knives
and
lancets
, till the
blood
gushed
out
upon them.
strkjv@1Kings:18:29
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:30
@ 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 broken
down
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:31
@ And
Elijah
took
twelve
sh@
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
:
strkjv@1Kings:18:32
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:33
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:34
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:35
@ And the
water
ran
round
about
the
altar
; and he
filled
the
trench
also with
water
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:36
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:37
@
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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:38
@ 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
t@.
strkjv@1Kings:18:39
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:40
@ 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.
strkjv@1Kings:18:41
@ And
Elijah
said
unto
Ahab
, Get thee
up
,
eat
and
drink
; for there is a
sound
of
abundance
of
rain
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:42
@ 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
,
strkjv@1Kings:18:43
@ 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
.
strkjv@1Kings:18:44
@ And it came to pass at the seventh
time
sh@, that he
said
, Behold, there
ariseth
a
little
cloud
out of the
sea
, like a
mans
hand
. And he
said
, Go
up
,
say
unto
Ahab
,
Prepare
thy chariot, and get thee
down
, that the
rain
stop
thee not.
strkjv@1Kings:18:45
@ 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
Yizr@.
strkjv@1Kings:18:46
@ And the
hand
of the
LORD
was on
Elijah
; and he girded
up
his
loins
, and
ran
before
Ahab
to the
entrance
of
Jezreel
Yizr@.
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