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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Kings 18 Legacy Standard Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_kings/18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_kings/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">LSB</a> > 1 Kings 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_kings/17.htm" title="1 Kings 17">&#9668;</a> 1 Kings 18 <a href="../1_kings/19.htm" title="1 Kings 19">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Legacy Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB">&#9658;&#9658;&nbsp;</a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">Obadiah Meets Elijah</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now it happened <i>after</i> many days that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah in the third year, saying, &#8220;Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine <i>was</i> severe in Samaria. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And Ahab called Obadiah who <i>was</i> over the household. (Now Obadiah <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>feared Yahweh greatly. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And it happened that when Jezebel was cutting down the prophets of Yahweh, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water.) <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then Ahab said to Obadiah, &#8220;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 have to cut down some of the cattle.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So they divided the land between them to pass through it; Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way by himself. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Now it happened that as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>met him, and he recognized him and fell on his face and said, &#8220;Is this you, Elijah my master?&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And he said to him, &#8220;It is I. Go, say to your master, &#8216;Behold, Elijah <i>is here</i>.&#8217;&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And he said, &#8220;What <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>sin have I committed, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to put me to death? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent to search for you; and if they said, &#8216;He is not <i>here</i>,&#8217; he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And now you are saying, &#8216;Go, say to your master, &#8220;Behold, Elijah <i>is here</i>.&#8221;&#8217; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And it will be that <i>when</i> I leave you, the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you where I do not know; and I will come and tell Ahab, and he will not find you, and he will kill me, although <i>I</i> your servant have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>feared Yahweh from my youth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Has it not been told to my master what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, that I hid <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>one hundred prophets of Yahweh by fifties in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>So now you are saying, &#8216;Go, say to your master, &#8220;Behold, Elijah <i>is here</i>&#8221;&#8217;; he will then kill me.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And Elijah said, &#8220;As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Now it happened when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, &#8220;Is this you, you troubler of Israel?&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And he said, &#8220;I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father&#8217;s house <i>have</i>, because you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh and you have followed the Baals. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>So now then send <i>and</i> gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, <i>together</i> with 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel&#8217;s table.&#8221; <p class="hdg">Yahweh or Baal on Mount Carmel</p><p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So Ahab sent <i>a message</i> among all the sons of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And Elijah came near to all the people and said, &#8220;How long <i>will</i> you be limping between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.&#8221; But the people did not answer him a word. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then Elijah said to the people, &#8220;I alone am left a prophet of Yahweh, but Baal&#8217;s prophets are 450 men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>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 place no fire <i>under it</i>; and I will prepare the other ox and put it on the wood, and I will not place fire <i>under it</i>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh, and the God who answers by fire, He is God.&#8221; And all the people answered and said, &#8220;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>That is a good word.&#8221; <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, &#8220;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 <i>under it</i>.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then they took the ox which <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, &#8220;O Baal, answer us.&#8221; But there was no voice and no one answered. And they <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>limped about the altar which <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>they had made. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Now it happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, &#8220;Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or relieving himself, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>So they cried with a loud voice and gashed themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Now it happened when noon had passed, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the <i>evening</i> sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>one paid attention. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Then Elijah said to all the people, &#8220;Come near to me.&#8221; So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of Yahweh which had been pulled down. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Yahweh had come, saying, &#8220;Israel shall be your name.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>seahs of seed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Then he arranged the wood and cut the ox in pieces and placed <i>it</i> on the wood. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And he said, &#8220;Fill four pitchers with water and pour <i>it</i> on the burnt offering and on the wood.&#8221; And he said, &#8220;Do it a second time,&#8221; and they did it a second time. And he said, &#8220;Do it a third time,&#8221; and they did it a third time. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>And the water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water. <p class="hdg">Yahweh Answers, He Is God</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Now it happened at the time of the offering of the <i>evening</i> sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, &#8220;O Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your slave and I have done all these things at Your word. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Answer me, O Yahweh, answer me, that this people may know that You, O Yahweh, are God, and <i>that</i> You have turned their heart back again.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Then the fire of Yahweh 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>And all the people saw it and fell on their faces and said, &#8220;Yahweh, He is God; Yahweh, He is God.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Then Elijah said to them, &#8220;Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.&#8221; So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slaughtered them there. <p class="hdg">Yahweh Sends Rain</p><p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Now Elijah said to Ahab, &#8220;Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the tumult of rain.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he stretched himself down toward the ground and put his face between his knees. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>And he said to his young man, &#8220;Go up now, look toward the sea.&#8221; So he went up and looked and said, &#8220;There is nothing.&#8221; And he said, &#8220;Go back&#8221; seven times. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Now it happened at the seventh <i>time</i>, that he said, &#8220;Behold, a cloud as small as a man&#8217;s hand is coming up from the sea.&#8221; And he said, &#8220;Go up, say to Ahab, &#8216;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>Prepare <i>your chariot</i> and go down, so that the rain does not stop you.&#8217;&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Now it happened that in a little while the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>But the hand of Yahweh was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[&#8224;]</a></span>outran Ahab unto <i>where</i> you enter Jezreel.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>reverenced</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>to meet</i><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>have I sinned</i><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i>reverenced</i><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>a hundred men of the prophets</i><br><span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>The matter is good</i><br><span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>he gave</i><br><span class="fnverse">26</span> A type of ceremonial dance<br><span class="fnverse">26</span> As in some mss and the ancient versions; M.T. <i>he</i><br><span class="fnverse">29</span> Lit <i>attentiveness</i><br><span class="fnverse">32</span> A seah was approx. 7 qt. or 7.7 l<br><span class="fnverse">44</span> Lit <i>Tie</i>, <i>Harness</i><br><span class="fnverse">46</span> Lit <i>ran before</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright &copy;2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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