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 18:1 ¶ 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.

 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.°

 18:2 And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.

 18:2 And Elijah° went°°° to shew°° himself° unto° Ahab.° And [there was] a sore° famine° in Samaria.°

 18:3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly:

 18:3 And Ahab° called°°° Obadiah,° which° [was] the governor° of [his] house.° (Now Obadiah° feared°°°° the LORD° greatly:°

 18:4 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.)

 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°° in a cave,° and fed°° them with bread° and water.)°

 18:5 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.

 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.°°

 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.

 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.°

 18:7 ¶ 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?

 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?°

 18:8 And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].

 18:8 And he answered°° him, I° [am]: go,°°° tell°° thy lord,° Behold,° Elijah° [is here].

 18:9 And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

 18:9 And he said,°° What° have I sinned,°° that° thou° wouldest deliver°°° thy servant° into the hand° of Ahab,° to slay°° me?

 18:10 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.

 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.°

 18:11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].

 18:11 And now° thou° sayest,°° Go,°°° tell°° thy lord,° Behold,° Elijah° [is here].

 18:12 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.

 18:12 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.°°

 18:13 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?

 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 LORD'S° prophets°°° by fifty°° in a cave,° and fed°° them with bread° and water?°

 18:14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]; and he will slay me.

 18:14 And now° thou° sayest,°° Go,°°° tell°° thy lord,° Behold,° Elijah° [is here]: and he shall slay°° me.

 18:15 And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to-day.

 18:15 And Elijah° said,°° [As] the LORD° of hosts° liveth,° before° whom° I stand,°° I will surely° shew°° myself° unto° him to day.°

 18:16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

 18:16 So Obadiah° went°°° to meet°°° Ahab,° and told°° him: and Ahab° went°°° to meet°°° Elijah.°

 18:17 ¶ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?

 18:17 ¶ And it came to pass,° when Ahab° saw°°° Elijah,° that Ahab° said°° unto° him, [Art] thou° he that° troubleth°° Israel?°

 18:18 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.

 18:18 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°°°° Baalim.°

 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 Asherah four hundred, that eat at Jezebel's table.

 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 Jezebel's° table.°

 18:20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

 18:20 So Ahab° sent°° unto all° the children° of Israel,° and gathered°° the prophets° together°°°° unto° mount° Carmel.°

 18:21 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.

 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.°

 18:22 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.

 18:22 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.°

 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 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.

 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]:

 18:24 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.

 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.°

 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 god, but put no fire under.

 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].

 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 about the altar which was made.

 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.°°

 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 musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked.

 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.°°

 18:28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

 18:28 And they cried°° aloud,°° and cut°° themselves° after their manner° with knives° and lancets,° till° the blood° gushed out°° upon° them.

 18:29 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.

 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.°

 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 Jehovah that was thrown down.

 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.°°

 18:31 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.

 18:31 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:°

 18:32 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.

 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.°

 18:33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.

 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.°

 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.

 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.°°

 18:35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

 18:35 And the water° ran°°° round about° the altar;° and he filled°°° the trench° also° with water.°

 18:36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the [evening] oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O 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.

 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.°

 18:37 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.

 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.°

 18:38 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.

 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.°

 18:39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.

 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.°

 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.

 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.°

 18:41 ¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

 18:41 ¶ And Elijah° said°° unto Ahab,° Get thee up,°° eat°° and drink;°° for° [there is] a sound° of abundance° of rain.°

 18:42 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.

 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,°

 18:43 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.

 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.°

 18:44 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.

 18:44 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.°

 18:45 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:

 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.°

 18:46 and the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

 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.°