1Kings:18:16-46
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And Abdiu went to meet Achaab ,
and told him :
and Achaab (
note :)
Gr .
ran forth (:
note )
hasted forth ,
and went to meet Eliu .
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And it came to pass when Achaab saw Eliu ,
that Achaab said to Eliu ,
Art thou he that perverts Israel ?
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And Eliu said ,
I do not pervert Israel ;
but it is thou and thy father ’
s house ,
in that ye forsake the Lord your God ,
and thou hast gone after Baalim .
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And now send ,
gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel ,
and the prophets of (
note :)
Hebrews .
Baal ;
See Jer strkjv @
11:13 ;
Ho strkjv @
9:10 (:
note )
shame four hundred and fifty ,
and the prophets of the groves four hundred ,
that eat at Jezabel ’
s table .
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And Achaab sent to all Israel ,
and gathered all the prophets to mount Carmel .
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And Eliu drew near to them all :
and Eliu said to them ,
How long wilt ye halt on both (
note :)
Gr .
the hams ,
from gonu ,
the knee (:
note )
feet ?
if the Lord be God ,
follow him ;
but if Baal ,
follow him .
And the people answered not a word .
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And Eliu said to the people ,
I am left ,
the (
note :)
Or ,
quite alone (:
note )
only one prophet of the Lord ;
and the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men ,
and the prophets of the groves four hundred .
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Let them give us two oxen ,
and let them choose one for themselves ,
and cut it in pieces ,
and lay it on the wood ,
and put no fire on the wood :
and I will dress the other bullock ,
and put on no fire .
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And do ye call loudly on the name of your gods ,
and I will call on the name of the Lord my God ,
and it shall come to pass that the God who shall answer by fire ,
he is God .
And all the people answered and said ,
The word which thou hast spoken is good .
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And Eliu said to the prophets of shame ,
Choose to yourselves one calf ,
and dress it first ,
for ye are many ;
and call ye on the name of your god ;
but apply no fire .
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And they took the calf and drest it ,
and called on the name of Baal from morning till noon ,
and said ,
hear us ,
O Baal ,
hear us .
And there was no voice ,
neither was there hearing ,
and they ran up and down on the alter which they had made .
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And it was noon ,
and Eliu the Thesbite mocked them ,
and said ,
Call with a loud voice ,
for he is a god ;
for he is meditating ,
or else perhaps he is (
note :)
Or ,
preparing an answer (:
note )
engaged in business ,
or perhaps he is asleep ,
and Gr .
will awake or arise is to be awaked .
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And they cried with a loud voice ,
and cut themselves according to their custom with knives and lancets until the (
note :)
Gr .
shedding of blood upon them (:
note )
blood gushed out upon them .
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And they prophesied until the evening came ;
and it came to pass as it was the time of the (
note :)
Gr .
sacrifice going up (:
note )
offering of the sacrifice ,
that Eliu the Thesbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations ,
saying ,
Stand by for the present ,
and I will offer my sacrifice .
And they stood aside and departed .
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And Eliu said to the people ,
Come near to me .
And all the people came near to him .
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And Eliu took twelve stones ,
according to the number of the tribes of Israel ,
as the Lord spoke to him ,
saying ,
Israel shall be thy name .
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And he built up the stones in the name of the Lord ,
and (
note :)
Gr .
healed (:
note )
repaired the altar that had been broken down ;
and he made a Gr .
sea trench that would hold two measures of seed round about the altar .
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And he piled the cleft wood on the altar which he had made ,
and divided the whole-burnt-offering ,
and laid it on the wood ,
and laid it in order on the altar ,
and said ,
Fetch me four pitchers of water ,
and pour it on the whole-burnt-offering ,
and on the wood .
And they did so .
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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 time .
And they did it the third time .
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And the water ran round about the altar ,
and they filled the trench with water .
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And Eliu cried aloud to the heaven ,
and said ,
Lord God of Abraam ,
and Isaac ,
and Israel , (
note :)
Or ,
hearken unto me (:
note )
answer me ,
O Lord ,
answer me this day by fire ,
and let all this people know that thou art the Lord ,
the God of Israel ,
and I am thy servant ,
and for thy sake I have wrought these works .
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Hear me ,
O Lord ,
hear me ,
and let this people know that thou art the Lord God ,
and thou hast turned back the heart of this people .
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Then fire fell from the Lord out of heaven ,
and devoured the whole-burnt-offerings ,
and the wood and the water that was in the (
note :)
Gr .
sea (:
note )
trench ,
and the fire licked up the stones and the earth .
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And all the people fell upon their faces ,
and said ,
Truly the Lord is God ;
he is God .
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And Eliu said to the people ,
Take the prophets of Baal ;
let not one of them escape .
And they took them ;
and Eliu brings them down to the brook Kisson ,
and he slew them there .
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And Eliu said to Achaab ,
Go up ,
and eat and drink ,
for there is a sound of the (
note :)
Gr .
feet of rain (:
note )
coming of rain .
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And Achaab went up to eat and to drink ;
and Eliu went up to Carmel ,
and stooped to the ground ,
and put his face between his knees ,
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and said to his servant ,
Go up ,
and look toward the sea .
And the servant looked ,
and said ,
There is nothing :
and Eliu said ,
Do thou then go again seven times .
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And the servant went again seven times :
and it came to pass at the seventh time ,
that ,
behold ,
a little cloud like the sole of a man ’
s foot (
note :)
Gr .
bringing (:
note )
brought water ;
and he said ,
Go up ,
and say to Achaab ,
make ready thy chariot ,
and go down ,
lest the rain overtake thee .
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And it came to pass in the meanwhile ,
that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind ,
and there was a great rain .
And Achaab wept ,
and went to Jezrael .
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And the hand of the Lord was upon Eliu ,
and he girt up his loins ,
and ran before Achaab to Jezrael .
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