1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

1 Kings 18

1 In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meeteth good Obadiah. 9 Obadiah bringeth Ahab to Elijah. 17 Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinceth Baal's prophets. 41 Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, followeth Ahab to Jezreel.

 18:1 Now it happened 1961 [after] many 7227a days 3117 that the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Elijah 452 in the third 7992 year 8141, saying 559, “Go 1980, show 7200 yourself to Ahab 256, and I will send 5414 rain 4306 on the face 6440 of the earth 127.”

 18:2 So Elijah 452 went 1980 to show 7200 himself to Ahab 256. Now the famine 7458 [was] severe 2389 in Samaria 8111.

 18:3 Ahab 256 called 7121 Obadiah 5662 who 834 [was] over 5921 the household 1004. (Now Obadiah 5662 feared 3372a the LORD 3068 greatly 3966;

 18:4 for when Jezebel 348 destroyed 3772 the prophets 5030 of the LORD 3068, Obadiah 5662 took 3947 a hundred 3967 prophets 5030 and hid 2244 them by fifties 2572 in a cave 4631, and provided 3557 them with bread 3899 and water 4325.)

 18:5 Then Ahab 256 said 559 to Obadiah 5662, “Go 1980 through the land 776 to all 3605 the springs 4599 of water 4325 and to all 3605 the valleys 5158a; perhaps 194 we will find 4672 grass 2682 and keep 2421a the horses 5483b and mules 6505 alive 2421a, and not have to kill 3772 some 4480 of the cattle 929.”

 18:6 So they divided 2505a the land 776 between them to survey 5674a it; Ahab 256 went 1980 one 259 way 1870 by himself 905 and Obadiah 5662 went 1980 another 259 way 1870 by himself 905.

 18:7 ¶ Now as Obadiah 5662 was on the way 1870, behold 2009, Elijah 452 met 7122 him, and he recognized 5234 him and fell 5307 on his face 6440 and said 559, “Is this 2088 you, Elijah 452 my master 113?”

 18:8 He said 559 to him, “It is I. Go 1980, say 559 to your master 113, ‘Behold 2009, Elijah 452 [is here].’”

 18:9 He said 559, “What 4100 sin 2398 have I committed 2398, that you are giving 5414 your servant 5650 into the hand 3027 of Ahab 256 to put 4191 me to death 4191?

 18:10 “As the LORD 3068 your God 430 lives 2416a, there 3426 is no 518 nation 1471 or kingdom 4467 where 834 8033 my master 113 has not sent 7971 to search 1245 for you; and when they said 559, ‘He is not [here],’ he made the kingdom 4467 or nation 1471 swear 7650 that they could not find 4672 you.

 18:11 “And now 6258 you are saying 559, ‘Go 1980, say 559 to your master 113, “Behold 2009, Elijah 452 [is here].”’

 18:12 “It will come 1961 about when I leave 1980 4480 you that the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 will carry 5375 you where 5921 834 I do not know 3045; so when I come 935 and tell 5046 Ahab 256 and he cannot 3808 find 4672 you, he will kill 2026 me, although [I] your servant 5650 have feared 3372a the LORD 3068 from my youth 5271.

 18:13 “Has it not been told 5046 to my master 113 what 834 I did 6213a when Jezebel 348 killed 2026 the prophets 5030 of the LORD 3068, that I hid 2244 a hundred 3967 prophets 5030 of the LORD 3068 by fifties 2572 in a cave 4631, and provided 3557 them with bread 3899 and water 4325?

 18:14 “And now 6258 you are saying 559, ‘Go 1980, say 559 to your master 113, “Behold 2009, Elijah 452 [is here]”’; he will then kill 2026 me.”

 18:15 Elijah 452 said 559, “As the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 lives 2416a, before 6440 whom 834 I stand 5975, I will surely 3588 show 7200 myself to him today 3117.”

 18:16 So Obadiah 5662 went 1980 to meet 7122 Ahab 256 and told 5046 him; and Ahab 256 went 1980 to meet 7122 Elijah 452.

 18:17 ¶ When Ahab 256 saw 7200 Elijah 452, Ahab 256 said 559 to him, “Is this 2088 you, you troubler 5916 of Israel 3478?”

 18:18 He said 559, “I have not troubled 5916 Israel 3478, but you and your father’s 1 house 1004 [have], because you have forsaken 5800a the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068 and you have followed 1980 310 the Baals 1168a.

 18:19 “Now 6258 then send 7971 [and] gather 6908 to me all 3605 Israel 3478 at Mount 2022 Carmel 3760, [together] with 450 702 3967 2572 prophets 5030 of Baal 1168a and 400 702 3967 prophets 5030 of the Asherah 842, who eat 398 at Jezebel’s 348 table 7979.”

 18:20 ¶ So Ahab 256 sent 7971 [a message] among all 3605 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 and brought 6908 the prophets 5030 together 6908 at Mount 2022 Carmel 3760.

 18:21 Elijah 452 came 5066 near 5066 to all 3605 the people 5971a and said 559, “How 4970 long 5704 4970 [will] you hesitate 6452b between 5921 two 8147 opinions 5589b? If 518 the LORD 3068 is God 430, follow 1980 310 Him; but if 518 Baal 1168a, follow 1980 310 him.” But the people 5971a did not answer 6030a him a word 1697.

 18:22 Then Elijah 452 said 559 to the people 5971a, “I alone 905 am left 3498 a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068, but Baal’s 1168a prophets 5030 are 450 702 3967 2572 men 376.

 18:23 “Now let them give 5414 us two 8147 oxen 6499; and let them choose 977 one 259 ox 6499 for themselves and cut 5408 it up, and place 7760 it on the wood 6086, but put 7760 no 3808 fire 784 [under it]; and I will prepare 6213a the other 259 ox 6499 and lay 7760 it on the wood 6086, and I will not put 7760 a fire 784 [under it].

 18:24 “Then you call 7121 on the name 8034 of your god 430, and I will call 7121 on the name 8034 of the LORD 3068, and the God 430 who 834 answers 6030a by fire 784, He is God 430.” And all 3605 the people 5971a said 559, “That is a good 2896a idea 1697.”

 18:25 ¶ So Elijah 452 said 559 to the prophets 5030 of Baal 1168a, “Choose 977 one 259 ox 6499 for yourselves and prepare 6213a it first 7223 for you are many 7227a, and call 7121 on the name 8034 of your god 430, but put 7760 no 3808 fire 784 [under it].”

 18:26 Then they took 3947 the ox 6499 which 834 was given 5414 them and they prepared 6213a it and called 7121 on the name 8034 of Baal 1168a from morning 1242 until 5704 noon 6672a saying 559, “O Baal 1168a, answer 6030a us.” But there 369 was no 369 voice 6963 and no 369 one 369 answered 6030a. And they leaped 6452b about 5921 the altar 4196 which 834 they made 6213a.

 18:27 It came 1961 about at noon 6672a, that Elijah 452 mocked 2048 them and said 559, “Call 7121 out with a loud 1419 voice 6963, for he is a god 430; either 3588 he is occupied 7879 or gone 5509 aside 5509, or is on a journey 1870, or perhaps 194 he is asleep 3463 and needs to be awakened 3364.”

 18:28 So they cried 7121 with a loud 1419 voice 6963 and cut 1413 themselves according to their custom 4941 with swords 2719 and lances 7420 until 5704 the blood 1818 gushed 8210 out on them.

 18:29 When midday 6672a was past 5674a, they raved 5012 until 5704 the time of the offering 5927 of the [evening] sacrifice 4503; but there 369 was no 369 voice 6963, no 369 one 369 answered 6030a, and no 369 one 369 paid 7182 attention 7182.

 18:30 ¶ Then Elijah 452 said 559 to all 3605 the people 5971a, “Come 5066 near 5066 to me.” So all 3605 the people 5971a came 5066 near 5066 to him. And he repaired 7495 the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068 which had been torn 2040 down 2040.

 18:31 Elijah 452 took 3947 twelve 8147 6240 stones 68 according to the number 4557 of the tribes 7626 of the sons 1121 of Jacob 3290, to whom 834 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 had come 1961, saying 559, “Israel 3478 shall be your name 8034.”

 18:32 So with the stones 68 he built 1129 an altar 4196 in the name 8034 of the LORD 3068, and he made 6213a a trench 8585a around 5439 the altar 4196, large 1004 enough to hold 1004 two measures 5429 of seed 2233.

 18:33 Then he arranged 6186a the wood 6086 and cut 5408 the ox 6499 in pieces 5408 and laid 7760 [it] on the wood 6086.

 18:34 And he said 559, “Fill 4390 four 702 pitchers 3537 with water 4325 and pour 3332 [it] on the burnt 5930a offering 5930a and on the wood 6086.” And he said 559, “Do 8138 it a second 8138 time 8138,” and they did 8138 it a second 8138 time 8138. And he said 559, “Do 8027 it a third 8027 time 8027,” and they did 8027 it a third 8027 time 8027.

 18:35 The water 4325 flowed 1980 around 5439 the altar 4196 and he also 1571 filled 4390 the trench 8585a with water 4325.

 18:36 At the time 3117 of the offering 5927 of the [evening] sacrifice 4503, Elijah 452 the prophet 5030 came 5066 near 5066 and said 559, “O LORD 3068, the God 430 of Abraham 85, Isaac 3327 and Israel 3478, today 3117 let it be known 3045 that You are God 430 in Israel 3478 and that I am Your servant 5650 and I have done 6213a all 3605 these 428 things 1697 at Your word 1697.

 18:37 “Answer 6030a me, O LORD 3068, answer 6030a me, that this 2088 people 5971a may know 3045 that You, O LORD 3068, are God 430, and [that] You have turned 5437 their heart 3820 back 322 again 322.”

 18:38 Then the fire 784 of the LORD 3068 fell 5307 and consumed 398 the burnt 5930a offering 5930a and the wood 6086 and the stones 68 and the dust 6083, and licked 3897 up the water 4325 that was in the trench 8585a.

 18:39 When all 3605 the people 5971a saw 7200 it, they fell 5307 on their faces 6440; and they said 559, “The LORD 3068, He is God 430; the LORD 3068, He is God 430.”

 18:40 Then Elijah 452 said 559 to them, “Seize 8610 the prophets 5030 of Baal 1168a; do not let one 376 of them escape 4422.” So they seized 8610 them; and Elijah 452 brought 3381 them down 3381 to the brook 5158a Kishon 7028, and slew 7819 them there 8033.

 18:41 ¶ Now Elijah 452 said 559 to Ahab 256, “Go 5927 up, eat 398 and drink 8354; for there is the sound 6963 of the roar 1995 of a [heavy] shower 1653.”

 18:42 So Ahab 256 went 5927 up to eat 398 and drink 8354. But Elijah 452 went 5927 up to the top 7218 of Carmel 3760; and he crouched 1457 down 1457 on the earth 776 and put 7760 his face 6440 between 996 his knees 1290.

 18:43 He said 559 to his servant 5288, “Go 5927 up now 4994, look 5027 toward 1870 the sea 3220.” So he went 5927 up and looked 5027 and said 559, “There 369 is nothing 369 3972.” And he said 559, “Go 7725 back 7725” seven 7651 times 6471.

 18:44 It came 1961 about at the seventh 7637 [time], that he said 559, “Behold 2009, a cloud 5645 as small 6996a as a man’s 376 hand 3709 is coming 5927 up from the sea 3220.” And he said 559, “Go 5927 up, say 559 to Ahab 256, ‘Prepare 631 [your chariot] and go 3381 down 3381, so that the [heavy] shower 1653 does not stop 6113 you.’”

 18:45 In a little 5704 3541 while 5704 3541 the sky 8064 grew 6937 black 6937 with clouds 5645 and wind 7307, and there was a heavy 1419 shower 1653. And Ahab 256 rode 7392 and went 1980 to Jezreel 3157.

 18:46 Then the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 was on Elijah 452, and he girded 8151 up his loins 4975 and outran 7323 6440 Ahab 256 to Jezreel 3157.