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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When he saw Elijah, he said to him, &#8220Is that you, you troubler of Israel?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, <i>Art</i> thou he that troubleth Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “<i>Is that</i> you, O troubler of Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, the cause of disaster to Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, &#8220Is this you, you troubler of Israel?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about, when Ahab saw Elijah that Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, the one ruining Israel? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, &#8220Is that you, you destroyer of Israel?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and when he saw him, Ahab shouted, "There you are, the biggest troublemaker in Israel!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When he saw Elijah, Ahab said, "Is that you, you troublemaker of Israel?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Ahab saw him, he said, "So there you are--the worst troublemaker in Israel!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab asked him, "Is it really you, you destroyer of Israel?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, ?Is that you, O troubler of Israel??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on Israel?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?” <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 it] comes to pass at Ahab’s seeing Elijah that Ahab says to him, “Are you he—the troubler of Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, 'Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be when Ahab saw Elijah, and Ahab will say to him, This thou, troubling Israel?<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 when he had seen him, he said: Art thou he that troublest Israel? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had seen him, he said, “Are you the one who is disturbing Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it you, you disturber of Israel?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?”<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 when Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Are you he who troubles Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when Akhab saw Elyah, Akhab said to him: “You are the one who troubles those of Israel!”<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 it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him: 'Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass when Achaab saw Eliu, that Achaab said to Eliu, Art thou he that perverts Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/18-17.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=7105" 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">16</span>So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">When Ahab</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/7200.htm" title="7200: kir·’ō·wṯ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: ’ê·lî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">Elijah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">he</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.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">“Is that</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ha·’at·tāh (Art:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5916.htm" title="5916: ‘ō·ḵêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To stir up, disturb, trouble. A primitive root; properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict.">O troubler</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.">of Israel?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>“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.…<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="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a></span><br />When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a></span><br />(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a></span><br />When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">2 Chronicles 21:13</a></span><br />but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-4.htm">Jeremiah 38:4</a></span><br />Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10</a></span><br />Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-37</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="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22-23</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.<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="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-21</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2-3</a></span><br />They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. / They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Acts 17:6-7</a></span><br />But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, / and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Romans 11:3</a></span><br />“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Are you he that troubles Israel?</p><p class="hdg">he that troubleth Israel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a></b></br> And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found <i>thee</i>: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-25.htm">Joshua 7:25</a></b></br> And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8,9</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded <i>him</i> to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/18-16.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Ahab's</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-16.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-16.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/judges/11-35.htm">Troubler</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-15.htm">Troubleth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-20.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">Ahab's</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-30.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-7.htm">Troubler</a> <a href="/job/22-10.htm">Troubleth</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>When Ahab saw Elijah</b><br>This encounter occurs during a time of severe drought in Israel, a direct result of Elijah's prophecy (<a href="/1_kings/17.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a>). Ahab, the king of Israel, is a ruler who has led the nation into idolatry, primarily through the influence of his wife, Jezebel, who worships Baal. Elijah, a prophet of Yahweh, has been in hiding, sustained by God, and now reappears to confront Ahab. The meeting takes place after Elijah has been commanded by God to present himself to Ahab (<a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18:1</a>). This moment is significant as it sets the stage for the dramatic confrontation on Mount Carmel.<p><b>he said to him,</b><br>Ahab's immediate reaction to Elijah is one of accusation, reflecting the tension between the prophet and the king. This interaction highlights the spiritual conflict in Israel, where the worship of Yahweh is in direct opposition to the worship of Baal. Ahab's words reveal his perception of Elijah as an adversary rather than a messenger of God.<p><b>“Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”</b><br>Ahab's accusation of Elijah as the "troubler of Israel" is ironic. In Ahab's view, Elijah is responsible for the drought and the resulting hardships. However, from a biblical perspective, it is Ahab's idolatry and disobedience to God that have brought trouble upon Israel (<a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">1 Kings 16:30-33</a>). This phrase echoes the biblical theme of prophets being misunderstood and persecuted for speaking God's truth (<a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a>). Elijah's role as a prophet foreshadows the ministry of Jesus Christ, who also faced opposition and was accused of being a troublemaker (<a href="/john/7-12.htm">John 7:12</a>). Elijah's confrontation with Ahab serves as a reminder of the cost of discipleship and the courage required to stand for God's truth in the face of opposition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The king of Israel, known for his idolatry and marriage to Jezebel, which led Israel into sin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God, known for his boldness in confronting the idolatry of Israel and performing miracles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which was led astray by Ahab and Jezebel's worship of Baal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_carmel.htm">Mount Carmel</a></b><br>The location where Elijah would later confront the prophets of Baal in a dramatic demonstration of God's power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/troubler_of_israel.htm">Troubler of Israel</a></b><br>A term used by Ahab to describe Elijah, reflecting Ahab's view that Elijah was the cause of Israel's troubles, rather than his own sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/standing_for_truth_in_a_hostile_culture.htm">Standing for Truth in a Hostile Culture</a></b><br>Elijah's confrontation with Ahab reminds us that standing for God's truth may lead to opposition and being misunderstood. We must be prepared to face such challenges with courage and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/misplaced_blame.htm">Misplaced Blame</a></b><br>Ahab's accusation against Elijah shows how sin can blind individuals to their own responsibility. We should examine our hearts to ensure we are not blaming others for the consequences of our own actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_prophet.htm">The Role of a Prophet</a></b><br>Elijah's role as a prophet was to call Israel back to God. In our lives, we are called to be voices of truth and reconciliation, pointing others to Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_prayer.htm">Faithfulness in Prayer</a></b><br>Elijah's life exemplifies the power of prayer. We are encouraged to be persistent and faithful in our prayer lives, trusting God to work through us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The events leading up to the showdown on Mount Carmel remind us of God's ultimate control and power over all false gods and idols. We can trust in His sovereignty in our lives.<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/can_1_kings_18_38's_fire_be_explained.htm">In 1 Kings 18:38, how can the sudden “fire from the LORD” be explained scientifically or verified historically? </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/elijah's_role_in_end_times.htm">What role does Elijah play in the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_elijah's_story_in_1_kings_verified.htm">Are there references outside the Bible that corroborate Elijah's activities in 1 Kings 17, or does his story lack external historical attestation?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">Art thou . . .</span>--Probably (as in <a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm" title="And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Are you that my lord Elijah?">1Kings 18:7</a>) the rendering should be, "Thou here, the troubler of Israel!"--defying vengeance (that is) in the very land which thou hast troubled.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him Art thou he</span> [Rather, <span class="accented">here</span>: same words as in ver. 7. "Do I at last see thee again? Hast thou ventured into my presence?"] <span class="cmt_word">that troubleth Israel?</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">thou troubler of Israel</span>. For the word (<span class="hebrew">עָכַר</span>) see <a href="/genesis/24-30.htm">Genesis 24:30</a>; <a href="/joshua/6-18.htm">Joshua 6:18</a>; <a href="/joshua/7-25.htm">Joshua 7:25</a>; <a href="/proverbs/11-17.htm">Proverbs 11:17</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/14-29.htm">1 Samuel 14:29</a>. When Rawlinson says that this charge of troubling Israel has "never been before brought against any one but Achan," he apparently forgets the passage last cited. "My father hath troubled the land." Wordsworth paraphrases, "Art thou the Achan of Israel?" but it is very doubtful whether this thought was in Ahab's mind.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/18-17.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">When Ahab</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחְאָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(’aḥ·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saw</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּרְא֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(kir·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Elijah,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[he]</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחְאָב֙</span> <span class="translit">(’aḥ·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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">to him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Is that</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַאַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ha·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">O troubler</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹכֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḵêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine 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">of Israel?”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 18:17 It happened when Ahab saw Elijah that (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/18-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 18:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 18:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:18" /></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>