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And there was a grievous famine in Samaria. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And Ahab called Obadiah who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all brooks: it may be we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab to slay me? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation nor kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And it will come to pass, as soon as I have gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he will slay me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him to-day.</p> <p class="hdg">Elijah on Mount Carmel</p><p class="reg"><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> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>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="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets to mount Carmel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD is God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then said Elijah to the people, I even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophet's are four hundred and fifty men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleepeth, and must be awaked. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And it came to pass, when mid-day was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: <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 the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt-sacrifice, and on the wood. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>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="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>And the water ran around the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.</p> <p class="hdg">Elijah's Prayer</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt-sacrifice, 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 when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.</p> <p class="hdg">The Lord Sends Rain</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>And said to his servant, Go up now, look towards the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and go down, that the rain may not hinder thee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Webster Bible Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_kings/17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_kings/19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 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="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/1_kings/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>