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You have abandoned the LORD&#8217s commands and have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the LORD and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the LORD and followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house <i>have,</i> in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said, “I have not brought disaster to Israel, but you and your father’s house <i>have,</i> because you have abandoned the commandments of the LORD and you have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said, &#8220I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father&#8217s house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and you have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he said, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house <i>have</i>, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and you have followed the Baals.<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, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house <i>have</i>, because you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh and you have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Elijah said, “I have not brought disaster on Israel, but you and your father’s household <i>have,</i> by abandoning (rejecting) the commandments of the LORD and by following the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He replied, “I have not ruined Israel, but you and your father’s family have, because you have abandoned the LORD’s commands and followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He replied, &#8220I have not destroyed Israel, but you and your father&#8217s house have, because you have abandoned the LORD&#8217s commands and followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Elijah answered: You're the troublemaker--not me! You and your family have disobeyed the LORD's commands by worshiping Baal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed the Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Elijah answered, "I haven't troubled Israel. You and your father's family have done it by disobeying the LORD's commands and following the various Baal gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I'm not the troublemaker," Elijah answered. "You are--you and your father. You are disobeying the LORD's commands and worshiping the idols of Baal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Elijah replied, "I'm no destroyer of Israel. But you and your ancestor's household have been doing that, because you have abandoned the LORD's commandments and have followed the Baals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I have not troubled Israel,? Elijah replied, ?but you and your father?s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Elijah replied, "I have not brought disaster on Israel. But you and your father's dynasty have, by abandoning the LORD's commandments and following the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and you have followed the Baals.<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 answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <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, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and the house of your father, in your forsaking the commands of YHWH, and you go after the Ba‘alim;<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, 'I have not troubled Israel, but thou and the house of thy father, in your forsaking the commands of Jehovah, and thou goest after the Baalim;<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, I troubled not Israel? but thou and thy father's house in your forsaking the commands of Jehovah, and thou wilt go after the Baals.<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: I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, who have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and have followed Baalim. <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: “I have not troubled Israel. But it is you, and the house of your father, who have abandoned the commandments of the Lord, and have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He answered, “It is not I who disturb Israel, but you and your father’s house, by forsaking the commands of the LORD and you by following the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered, “I have not troubled Israel; but you have, and your father’s house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and followed the Baals.<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 Elijah said to him, I have not troubled Israel; but it is you and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Elyah said to him: “I have not troubled Israel, but you and the house of your father, because you have forsaken the commandments of LORD JEHOVAH and you have gone after Baala!<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 be answered: 'I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed the Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Eliu said, I do not pervert Israel; but it is thou and thy father's house, in that ye forsake the Lord your God, and thou hast gone after Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/18-18.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=7111" 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">17</span>When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“I have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5916.htm" title="5916: ‘ā·ḵar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To stir up, disturb, trouble. A primitive root; properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict.">troubled</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,”</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.">Elijah replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“but</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">and your father’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇêṯ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house have,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ba·‘ă·zā·ḇə·ḵem (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2mp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">for you have forsaken</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wōṯ (N-fpc) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">the commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wat·tê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and have followed</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: hab·bə·‘ā·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">the Baals.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”…<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="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16-17</a></span><br />But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods, / or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-5</a></span><br />If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a></span><br />The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron. / The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16-18</a></span><br />They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. / So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11-15</a></span><br />“Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, / this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. / I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a></span><br />Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-10</a></span><br />Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there. / I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it. / She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Jeremiah 5:19</a></span><br />And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12-14</a></span><br />My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-36</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-51</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and you have followed Baalim.</p><p class="hdg">I have not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-8.htm">Ezekiel 3:8</a></b></br> Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/14-4.htm">Matthew 14:4</a></b></br> For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/24-13.htm">Acts 24:13,20</a></b></br> Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me… </p><p class="hdg">in that ye have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-9.htm">1 Kings 9:9</a></b></br> And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">2 Chronicles 15:2</a></b></br> And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD <i>is</i> with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-19.htm">Proverbs 11:19</a></b></br> As righteousness <i>tendeth</i> to life: so he that pursueth evil <i>pursueth it</i> to his own death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/5-21.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">Baalim</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">Baals</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">Ba'als</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-15.htm">Family</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-10.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-22.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-13.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-4.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-39.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-5.htm">Troubling</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-3.htm">Baalim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-3.htm">Baals</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-2.htm">Ba'als</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-24.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-24.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-3.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-13.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-22.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-12.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-7.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">Troubling</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-37.htm">Turning</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'; 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In the biblical context, prophets often faced opposition from rulers who saw them as threats to their power. Elijah's boldness in confronting Ahab reflects his unwavering commitment to God's truth. This phrase also echoes the theme of prophetic confrontation seen throughout the Old Testament, where prophets like Nathan (2 Samuel 12) and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26) stood against kings and leaders.<p><b>“but you and your father’s house have,”</b><br>Elijah directly accuses Ahab and his lineage, including his father Omri, of leading Israel into sin. Omri's reign is noted in <a href="/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25-26</a> for doing evil in the eyes of the LORD, setting a precedent for Ahab's idolatry. This phrase underscores the biblical principle of generational influence and responsibility, as seen in <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>, where the sins of the fathers impact subsequent generations. It also highlights the importance of righteous leadership in guiding a nation.<p><b>“for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD”</b><br>Ahab's abandonment of God's commandments is central to the spiritual decline of Israel. The commandments, given through Moses, were meant to guide Israel in righteousness and covenant faithfulness (Deuteronomy 5). Ahab's failure to uphold these laws led to national apostasy. This phrase serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God's word, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible, such as in the warnings of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<p><b>“and have followed the Baals.”</b><br>The worship of Baal, a Canaanite deity, represents a significant departure from monotheistic worship of Yahweh. Baal worship involved practices contrary to God's commandments, including idolatry and immoral rituals. This phrase highlights the cultural and religious syncretism that plagued Israel, as seen in <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a>. The conflict between Yahweh and Baal is a recurring theme, culminating in the dramatic showdown on Mount Carmel later in <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18</a>. This confrontation prefigures the ultimate victory of Christ over false gods and spiritual darkness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of the LORD, Elijah is a central figure in this account, confronting King Ahab and challenging the worship of Baal in Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The King of Israel, Ahab is known for his idolatry and leading Israel away from the worship of the LORD, influenced by his wife Jezebel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which under Ahab's rule, has largely turned away from the worship of Yahweh to follow Baal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/baal.htm">Baal</a></b><br>A Canaanite deity, whose worship was promoted by Ahab and Jezebel, leading Israel into idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_carmel.htm">Mount Carmel</a></b><br>The location where Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal, demonstrating the power of the true God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Ahab's leadership led Israel into idolatry, demonstrating the severe consequences of turning away from God's commandments. Believers today must guard against modern forms of idolatry, ensuring that nothing takes precedence over their relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_prophet.htm">The Role of a Prophet</a></b><br>Elijah's boldness in confronting Ahab serves as a model for believers to stand firm in their faith and speak truth, even in the face of opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>The account encourages believers to examine their lives for areas where they may have forsaken God's commandments and to return to Him with a repentant heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Elijah's life exemplifies the power of prayer in aligning with God's will and bringing about His purposes. Believers are encouraged to cultivate a strong prayer life.<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_does_1_kings_19_fit_with_elijah's_story.htm">How does 1 Kings 19 fit with other biblical accounts of Elijah and the broader historical context, considering potential timeline or narrative discrepancies? (1 Kings 19)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_implies_misinterpreting_scripture.htm">Where did Elijah challenge the prophets of Baal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'be_angry,_do_not_sin'_mean.htm">What does "Be Angry and Do Not Sin" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_send_a_lying_spirit.htm">In 2 Chronicles 18:21–22, how can an all-truthful God justly send a lying spirit to deceive Ahab? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Baalim</span>--that is, as usual, "the Baalim"--the phrase being probably used contemptuously for false gods generally, the Baal, the Asherah, and perhaps other Canaanitish idols, being included.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy fathers house</span> [It has been supposed that Ahab "hoped to abash the Tishbite, perhaps to have him at his feet suing for pardon" (Rawlinson). If so, he must have completely misjudged his man. And why the prophet should sue for pardon, when he was so clearly master of the situation, it is difficult to imagine. It is quite as likely that Ahab expected denunciation and defiance such as he now provokes], <span class="cmt_word">in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou</span> [The change from plural to singular is instructive. Preceding kings and the people at large had broken God's commandments by the calf-worship, but Ahab alone had introduced the Baal-cultus into the land] <span class="cmt_word">hast followed</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">goest after</span>] <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Baalim</span>. [The plural may either refer to the various names and forms under which Baal was worshipped - Baal-Berith, Baal-Zebub, etc. (Bahr, <span class="accented">al</span>.) - or more probably to the various images or statues of this god set up in the land (Gesenius). "This boldness, this high tone, this absence of the slightest indication of alarm, seems to have completely discomfited Ahab, who ventured on no reply," etc. (Rawlinson). It is probable that, though he put on a bold front, he was from the first thoroughly cowed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/18-18.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">“I have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">troubled</span><br /><span class="heb">עָכַ֙רְתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḵar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5916.htm">Strong's 5916: </a> </span><span class="str2">To roil water, to disturb, affict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel,”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Elijah] replied,</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">“but</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your father’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house [have],</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you have forsaken</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·zā·ḇə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and have followed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Baals.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּעָלִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·‘ā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal -- a heathen god</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 18:18 He answered I have not troubled Israel (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 18:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 18:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:19" /></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>