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First Book of Kings, Chapter 18

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Chapter 18 of 1 Kings—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now it happened 1after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and 2I will send rain on the face of the earth.”
  2. So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
  3. Ahab called Obadiah 3who was over the household. (Now Obadiah [a]4feared the LORD greatly;
  4. for 5when Jezebel [b]destroyed the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and 6provided them with bread and water.)
  5. Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we will find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not [c]have to kill some of the cattle.”
  6. So they divided the land between them to [d]survey it; Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way by himself.
  7. ¶ Now as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah [e]met him, 7and he recognized him and fell on his face and said, “Is this you, Elijah my master?”
  8. He said to him, “It is I. Go, say to your master, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.’”
  9. He said, “What [f]sin have I committed, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to put me to death?
  10. 8As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent to search for you; and when they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.
  11. And now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your master, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’
  12. It will come about when I leave you 9that the Spirit of the LORD will carry you where I do not know; so when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have [g]feared the LORD from my youth.
  13. 10Has it not been told to my master what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, that I hid [h]a hundred prophets of the LORD by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water?
  14. And now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your master, “Behold, Elijah is here”’; he will then kill me.”
  15. Elijah said, “11As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”
  16. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
  17. ¶ When Ahab saw Elijah, 12Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?”
  18. He said, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because 13you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and 14you have followed the Baals.
  19. Now then send and gather to me all Israel at 15Mount Carmel, 16together with 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of 17the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
  20. ¶ So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
  21. Elijah came near to all the people and said, “18How long will you [i]hesitate between two opinions? 19If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word.
  22. Then Elijah said to the people, “I 20alone am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal’s prophets are 21450 men.
  23. Now let them give us two oxen; and let them choose one ox for themselves and cut it up, and place it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, and I will not put a fire under it.
  24. Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD, and 22the God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people said, “[j]That is a good idea.”
  25. ¶ 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.”
  26. Then they took the ox which [k]was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, “O Baal, answer us.” But there was 23no voice and no one answered. And they [l]leaped about the altar which [m]they made.
  27. It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened.”
  28. So they cried with a loud voice and 24cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
  29. When midday was past, they [n]raved 25until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no [o]one paid attention.
  30. ¶ Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. And 26he repaired the altar of the LORD which had been torn down.
  31. Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “27Israel shall be your name.”
  32. So with the stones he built an altar in 28the name of the LORD, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two [p]measures of seed.
  33. 29Then he arranged the wood and cut the ox in pieces and laid it on the wood.
  34. And he said, “Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” And he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time. And he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.
  35. The water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water.
  36. 30At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “31O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that 32You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and 33I have done all these things at Your word.
  37. Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that You, O LORD, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again.”
  38. Then the 34fire of the LORD 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.
  39. When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “35The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God.”
  40. Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to 36the brook Kishon, 37and slew them there.
  41. ¶ Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.”
  42. So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of 38Carmel; and he 39crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees.
  43. He said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go back” seven times.
  44. It came about at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, 40a cloud as small as a man’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘[q]Prepare your chariot and go down, so that the heavy shower does not stop you.’”
  45. In a little while the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy shower. And Ahab rode and went to 41Jezreel.
  46. Then 42the hand of the LORD was on Elijah, and 43he girded up his loins and [r]outran Ahab [s]to Jezreel.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or revered
  2. ^ Lit cut off
  3. ^ Lit cut off
  4. ^ Lit pass through
  5. ^ Lit to meet
  6. ^ Lit have I sinned
  7. ^ Or revered
  8. ^ Lit a hundred men of the prophets
  9. ^ Lit limp on the two divided opinions
  10. ^ Lit The matter is good
  11. ^ Lit he gave
  12. ^ Lit limped; i.e. a type of ceremonial dance
  13. ^ So some mss and the ancient versions; M.T. he
  14. ^ Lit prophesied
  15. ^ Lit attentiveness
  16. ^ Heb seahs; i.e. one seah equals approx 11 qts
  17. ^ Lit Tie, harness
  18. ^ Lit ran before
  19. ^ Lit until you are coming to

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ki 17:1; Lu 4:25; Jm 5:17
  2. ^ De 28:12
  3. ^ 1Ki 16:9
  4. ^ Ne 7:2; Jb 28:28
  5. ^ 1Ki 18:13
  6. ^ Mt 10:40-42
  7. ^ 2Ki 1:6-8
  8. ^ 1Ki 17:1
  9. ^ 2Ki 2:16; Eze 3:12, 14; Ac 8:39
  10. ^ 1Ki 18:4
  11. ^ 1Ki 17:1
  12. ^ Jos 7:25; 1Ki 21:20
  13. ^ 1Ki 9:9; 2Ch 15:2
  14. ^ 1Ki 16:31; 21:25, 26
  15. ^ Jos 19:26; 2Ki 2:25
  16. ^ 1Ki 18:22
  17. ^ 1Ki 16:33
  18. ^ 2Ki 17:41; Mt 6:24
  19. ^ Jos 24:15
  20. ^ 1Ki 19:10, 14
  21. ^ 1Ki 18:19
  22. ^ 1Ki 18:38
  23. ^ Ps 115:4, 5; Je 10:5
  24. ^ Le 19:28; De 14:1
  25. ^ Ex 29:39, 41
  26. ^ 1Ki 19:10, 14; 2Ch 33:16
  27. ^ Ge 32:28; 35:10; 2Ki 17:34
  28. ^ Col 3:17
  29. ^ Ge 22:9; Le 1:7, 8
  30. ^ 1Ki 18:29
  31. ^ Ge 28:13; Ex 3:6; 4:5; Mt 22:32
  32. ^ 1Ki 8:43
  33. ^ Nu 16:28-32
  34. ^ Ge 15:17; Le 9:24; 10:1, 2; Jg 6:21; 2Ki 1:12; 1Ch 21:26; 2Ch 7:1; Jb 1:16
  35. ^ 1Ki 18:21, 24
  36. ^ Jg 4:7; 5:21
  37. ^ De 13:5; 18:20; 2Ki 10:24, 25
  38. ^ 1Ki 18:19, 20
  39. ^ Jm 5:18
  40. ^ Lu 12:54
  41. ^ Jos 17:16; Jg 6:33
  42. ^ 2Ki 3:15; Is 8:11; Eze 3:14
  43. ^ 2Ki 4:29; Je 1:17; 1Pe 1:13

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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