Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” New Living Translation Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You go first, for there are many of you. Choose one of the bulls, and prepare it and call on the name of your god. But do not set fire to the wood.” English Standard Version Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” Berean Standard Bible Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” New American Standard Bible So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose the one ox for yourselves and prepare it first, since there are many of you, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under the ox.” NASB 1995 So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” NASB 1977 So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” Legacy Standard Bible So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the name of your god, but place no fire under it.” Amplified Bible Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, since there are many of you; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” Christian Standard Bible Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god but don’t light the fire.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god but don’t light the fire.” American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Elyah said to the sons of Baala: “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, because you are many.” Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Contemporary English Version Elijah said to Baal's prophets, "There are more of you, so you go first. Pick out a bull and get it ready, but don't light the fire. Then pray to your god." Douay-Rheims Bible Then Elias said to the prophets of Baal: Choose you one bullock and dress it first, because you are many: and call on the names of your gods, but put no fire under. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Elijah told the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves. Prepare yours first, because there are more of you. Call on the name of your god, but don't set the wood on fire." Good News Translation Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Since there are so many of you, you take a bull and prepare it first. Pray to your god, but don't set fire to the wood." International Standard Version So Elijah told the prophets of Baal, "Choose an ox for yourselves and you prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but don't set fire to the offering." JPS Tanakh 1917 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.' Literal Standard Version And Elijah says to the prophets of Ba‘al, “Choose one bullock for yourselves, and prepare [it] first, for you [are] the multitude, and call in the name of your god, and place no fire.” Majority Standard Bible Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” New American Bible Elijah then said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one young bull and prepare it first, for there are more of you. Call upon your gods, but do not start the fire.” NET Bible Elijah told the prophets of Baal, "Choose one of the bulls for yourselves and go first, for you are the majority. Invoke the name of your god, but do not light a fire." New Revised Standard Version Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many; then call on the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” New Heart English Bible Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves, and prepare it first, for you are the majority, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it." Webster's Bible Translation And Elijah said to 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. World English Bible 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.” Young's Literal Translation And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, 'Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye are the multitude, and call ye in the name of your god, and place no fire.' Additional Translations ... Context Elijah on Mount Carmel…24Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.” 25Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” 26And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.… Cross References 1 Kings 18:24 Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God." And all the people answered, "What you say is good." 1 Kings 18:26 And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. Treasury of Scripture And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. Jump to Previous Baal Ba'al Bull Bullock Bulls Choose Dress Elijah Eli'jah Fire First Gods Light Multitude Ox Prayers Prepare Prophets Ready YourselvesJump to Next Baal Ba'al Bull Bullock Bulls Choose Dress Elijah Eli'jah Fire First Gods Light Multitude Ox Prayers Prepare Prophets Ready Yourselves1 Kings 18 1. In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah9. Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah 17. Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets 41. Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel Verse 25. - And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress [or offer, as in ver. 23] it first; for ye are many [Heb. the many. Every pre-eminence and advantage which he gives to them will make his triumph, when it comes, all the greater. It is quite possible that he meant again to hint at their immense superiority in point of numbers. But no doubt he was only too glad to find a reason for their taking the lead. "He is anxious that their inability shall be fully manifested before he shows his own power" (Rawlinson). Whether the idea was also present in his mind that they "could prepare their victim in a much shorter time than he could prepare his" (ib.) is by no means so certain]; and call on the name of your gods [or god, i.e., Baal], but put no fire under. [The repetition (cf. ver. 24) shows that the ordeal was proposed separately to the people and the prophets.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to the prophets לִנְבִיאֵ֣י (lin·ḇî·’ê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet of Baal, הַבַּ֗עַל (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god “Since כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתֶּ֖ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are so numerous, הָרַבִּ֑ים (hā·rab·bîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great choose בַּחֲר֨וּ (ba·ḥă·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 977: To try, select for yourselves לָכֶ֜ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew one הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first bull הַפָּ֤ר (hap·pār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer and prepare וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (wa·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make it first. רִאשֹׁנָ֔ה (ri·šō·nāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank Then call וְקִרְאוּ֙ (wə·qir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read on the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name of your god, אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative but do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no light תָשִֽׂימוּ׃ (ṯā·śî·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the fire.” וְאֵ֖שׁ (wə·’êš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire Links 1 Kings 18:25 NIV1 Kings 18:25 NLT 1 Kings 18:25 ESV 1 Kings 18:25 NASB 1 Kings 18:25 KJV 1 Kings 18:25 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 18:25 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 18:25 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 18:25 French Bible 1 Kings 18:25 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 18:25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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