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And he said, “Do it a third time.” And they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said, Do <i>it</i> the second time. And they did <i>it</i> the second time. And he said, Do <i>it</i> the third time. And they did <i>it</i> the third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he said, “Do <i>it</i> a second time,” and they did <i>it</i> a second time; and he said, “Do <i>it</i> a third time,” and they did <i>it</i> a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said, “Fill four large jars with water and pour <i>it</i> on the burnt offering and on the wood.” And he said, “Do it a second time,” so they did it a second time. Then he said, “Do it a third time,” so they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And he said, &#8220Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.&#8221 And he said, &#8220Do it a second time,&#8221 and they did it a second time. And he said, &#8220Do it a third time,&#8221 and they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said, “Fill four pitchers with water and pour <i>it</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he said, “Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and the wood.” And he said, “Do it the second time.” And they did it the second time. And he said, “Do it the third time.” And they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, “A second time! ” and they did it a second time. And then he said, “A third time! ” and they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, &#8220A second time!&#8221 and they did it a second time. And then he said, &#8220A third time!&#8221 and they did it a third time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he told them to do it two more times. They did exactly as he said <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He said, "Fill four jars with water. Pour the water on the offering and on the wood." Then he said, "Do it again," and they did it again. Then he said, "Do it a third time," and they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and he said, "Do it again"--and they did. "Do it once more," he said--and they did. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Do it a second time," he ordered. So they did it a second time. "Do it a third time," he said. So they did it a third time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and said, ?Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.? ?Do it a second time,? he said, and they did it a second time. ?Do it a third time,? he said, and they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, "Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood." When they had done so, he said, "Do it again." So they did it again. Then he said, "Do it a third time." So they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he said, "Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood."And they did so. And he said, "Do it a second time"; and they did it the second time. And he said, "Do it a third time"; and they did it the third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he says, “Do [it] a second time”; and they do [it] a second time; and he says, “Do [it] a third time”; and they do [it] a third time;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he saith, 'Do it a second time;' and they do it a second time; and he saith, 'Do it a third time;' and they do it a third time;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say, Fill four buckets of water and pour upon the burnt-offering and upon the woods. And he will say, Do a second time. And they will do a second time. And he will say, Do a third time. And they will do a third time.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said: Fill four buckets with water, and pour it upon the burnt offering, and upon the wood. And again he said: Do the same the second time. And when they had done it the second time, he said: Do the same also the third time. And they did so the third time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said, “Fill four containers with water, and pour it over the holocaust, and over the wood.” And again, he said, “Do this a second time.” And when they had done it a second time, he said, “Do it also a third time.” And they did so a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it over the burnt offering and over the wood.” “Do it again,” he said, and they did it again. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he said, “Do it a second time”; and they did it a second time. Again he said, “Do it a third time”; and they did it a third time,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said: “Fill four cruses of water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” And he said, “Double it!” and they doubled it, and he said “Triple it!” and they tripled it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said: 'Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.' And he said: 'Do it the second time'; and they did it the second time. And he said: 'Do it the third time'; and they did it the third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/18-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=7315" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Elijah on Mount Carmel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood, <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mil·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">“Fill</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">four</a> <a href="/hebrew/3537.htm" title="3537: ḵad·dîm (N-fp) -- A jar. From an unused root meaning to deepen; properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waterpots</a> <a href="/hebrew/3332.htm" title="3332: wə·yiṣ·qū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to pour out; by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard.">and pour the water</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">the offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘ê·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the wood.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8138.htm" title="8138: šə·nū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To repeat, do again. A primitive root; to fold, i.e. Duplicate; by implication, to transmute.">“Do it a second time,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8138.htm" title="8138: way·yiš·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To repeat, do again. A primitive root; to fold, i.e. Duplicate; by implication, to transmute.">and they did it a second time.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8027.htm" title="8027: šal·lê·šū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. Treble; but apparently used only as denominative from shalowsh, to be triplicate.">“Do it a third time,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8027.htm" title="8027: way·šal·lê·šū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. Treble; but apparently used only as denominative from shalowsh, to be triplicate.">and they did it a third time.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Exodus 29:40</a></span><br />With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-7.htm">Numbers 28:7</a></span><br />The drink offering accompanying each lamb shall be a quarter hin. Pour out the offering of fermented drink to the LORD in the sanctuary area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-20.htm">2 Kings 3:20</a></span><br />The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14</a></span><br />So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-13.htm">Leviticus 23:13</a></span><br />along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—a food offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Judges 6:20-21</a></span><br />And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so. / Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">2 Chronicles 4:6</a></span><br />He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7</a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-13.htm">Psalm 116:13</a></span><br />I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a></span><br />With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-5</a></span><br />Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. / Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. / As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-6.htm">John 2:6-9</a></span><br />Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons. / Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. / “Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” / “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? / Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.</p><p class="hdg">Do it the second</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a></b></br> But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/8-21.htm">2 Corinthians 8:21</a></b></br> Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-4.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Second</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">Third</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Water</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-18.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-6.htm">Four</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-3.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-12.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-45.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-7.htm">Second</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-2.htm">Third</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm">Water</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.”</b><br>In the context of <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18</a>, Elijah is confronting the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. The use of water in this scene is significant, especially during a time of severe drought in Israel, as described earlier in <a href="/1_kings/17.htm">1 Kings 17</a>. The act of pouring water on the offering and wood emphasizes the miraculous nature of the impending divine intervention, as it would be impossible for a water-soaked sacrifice to ignite naturally. This act also symbolizes purification and dedication, as water is often used for cleansing in biblical rituals. The number four, represented by the four waterpots, can symbolize completeness or universality in biblical numerology, suggesting the totality of God's power over creation.<p><b>“Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time.</b><br>The repetition of the act of pouring water serves to further emphasize the miraculous power of God. By instructing the people to do it a second time, Elijah is ensuring that there is no doubt about the authenticity of the miracle that is about to occur. This mirrors the biblical principle of establishing truth through repetition or multiple witnesses, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>. The act of repeating the water pouring also serves to heighten the anticipation and tension of the narrative, drawing attention to the power of God that will soon be displayed.<p><b>“Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.</b><br>The third repetition of pouring water is significant in biblical symbolism, as the number three often represents divine completeness or perfection. This can be seen in various scriptural contexts, such as the Trinity or Jesus' resurrection on the third day. By having the water poured three times, Elijah is underscoring the completeness of the preparation for God's demonstration of power. This act also prefigures the resurrection of Christ, where the seemingly impossible (life from death) is made possible by divine intervention. The thorough soaking of the offering and wood ensures that the subsequent fire from heaven is undeniably an act of God, leaving no room for doubt or natural explanation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who played a crucial role in demonstrating God's power over the false god Baal. He orchestrated the events on Mount Carmel to prove the sovereignty of the Lord.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_carmel.htm">Mount Carmel</a></b><br>The location where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal. It was a significant site for this dramatic demonstration of God's power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets_of_baal.htm">Prophets of Baal</a></b><br>The false prophets who served the Canaanite god Baal. They were challenged by Elijah to prove the power of their god.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>The altar built by Elijah to offer a sacrifice to God. It was drenched with water to emphasize the miraculous nature of God's impending response.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel who were present to witness the contest between Elijah and the prophets of Baal. Their faith was wavering, and this event was meant to turn their hearts back to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Elijah's command to drench the altar with water demonstrates his unwavering faith in God's power. We are called to trust God even when circumstances seem impossible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The event underscores God's supremacy over false gods. In our lives, we must recognize and submit to God's ultimate authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/public_witness.htm">Public Witness</a></b><br>Elijah's actions were a public demonstration of faith. We are encouraged to live out our faith openly, serving as witnesses to God's power and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_god's_work.htm">Preparation for God's Work</a></b><br>Just as Elijah prepared the altar, we must prepare our hearts and lives for God to work through us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/persistence_in_prayer.htm">Persistence in Prayer</a></b><br>Elijah's repeated actions symbolize persistence. We should be persistent in prayer and faith, trusting in God's timing and methods.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_elijah_prove_god_over_baal.htm">How did Elijah prove God's power over Baal's prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_elijah's_challenge_align_with_monotheism.htm">How does Elijah's challenge to the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:21-24 align or conflict with other biblical teachings on monotheism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_no_prophet_like_moses_arose.htm">How can Deut. 34:10 claim no prophet like Moses ever arose when other prophets performed significant miracles too?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time.</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">Repeat, and they repeated</span>.] <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.</span> [See note on 1 Kings 17:21.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/18-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֗אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Fill</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְא֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(mil·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">four</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waterpots</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pour [the water]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִֽצְק֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiṣ·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3332.htm">Strong's 3332: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and on</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wood.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֵצִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Do [it] a second time,”</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8138.htm">Strong's 8138: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fold, duplicate, to transmute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they did it a second time.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁנ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8138.htm">Strong's 8138: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fold, duplicate, to transmute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Do [it] a third time,”</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šal·lê·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8027.htm">Strong's 8027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do a third time, divide into three parts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they did it a third time.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·šal·lê·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8027.htm">Strong's 8027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do a third time, divide into three parts</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/18-34.htm">1 Kings 18:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/18-34.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 18:34 He said Do it the second time (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 18:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 18:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>