1 Kings 18:1WEB
After many days, Yahweh’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
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1 Kings 18:1WEB
After many days, Yahweh’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:2WEB
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.
1 Kings 18:3WEB
Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly;
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:4WEB
for when Jezebel cut off Yahweh’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:5WEB
Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.”
1 Kings 18:6WEB
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
1 Kings 18:7WEB
As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
1 Kings 18:8WEB
He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’”
1 Kings 18:9WEB
He said, “How have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?
1 Kings 18:10WEB
As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he took an oath of the kingdom and nation that they didn’t find you.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:11WEB
Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’
1 Kings 18:12WEB
It will happen, as soon as I leave you, that Yahweh’s Spirit will carry you I don’t know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can’t find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared Yahweh from my youth.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:13WEB
Wasn’t it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed Yahweh’s prophets, how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh’s prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:14WEB
Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will kill me.”
1 Kings 18:15WEB
Elijah said, “As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:16WEB
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
1 Kings 18:17WEB
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
1 Kings 18:18WEB
He answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken Yahweh’s commandments and you have followed the Baals.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:19WEB
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to Mount Carmel, and four hundred fifty of the prophets of Baal, and four hundred of the prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
1 Kings 18:20WEB
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel.
1 Kings 18:21WEB
Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” The people didn’t say a word.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:22WEB
Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left as a prophet of Yahweh; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred fifty men.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:23WEB
Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bull, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
1 Kings 18:24WEB
You call on the name of your god, and I will call on Yahweh’s name. The God who answers by fire, let him be God.” All the people answered, “What you say is good.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:25WEB
Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves, and dress it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.”
1 Kings 18:26WEB
They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice, and nobody answered. They leaped about the altar which was made.
1 Kings 18:27WEB
At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is deep in thought, or he has gone somewhere, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
1 Kings 18:28WEB
They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
1 Kings 18:29WEB
When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention.
1 Kings 18:30WEB
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired Yahweh’s altar that had been thrown down.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:31WEB
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Yahweh’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:32WEB
With the stones he built an altar in Yahweh’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:33WEB
He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”
1 Kings 18:34WEB
He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time;” and they did it the third time.
1 Kings 18:35WEB
The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.
1 Kings 18:36WEB
At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:37WEB
Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:38WEB
Then Yahweh’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust; and it licked up the water that was in the trench.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:39WEB
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Kings 18:40WEB
Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
1 Kings 18:41WEB
Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
1 Kings 18:42WEB
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.
1 Kings 18:43WEB
He said to his servant, “Go up now and look toward the sea.” He went up and looked, then said, “There is nothing.” He said, “Go again” seven times.
1 Kings 18:44WEB
On the seventh time, he said, “Behold, a small cloud, like a man’s hand, is rising out of the sea.” He said, “Go up, tell Ahab, ‘Get ready and go down, so that the rain doesn’t stop you.’”
1 Kings 18:45WEB
In a little while, the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
1 Kings 18:46WEB
Yahweh’s hand was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.