1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:1
2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:2
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly: RV1885 — 1Kings 18:3
4 for it was so, when Jezebel cut off prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) RV1885 — 1Kings 18:4
5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:5
6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:6
7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah? RV1885 — 1Kings 18:7
8 And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:8
9 And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? RV1885 — 1Kings 18:9
10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:10
11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:11
12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:12
13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread an water? RV1885 — 1Kings 18:13
14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah: is here: and he shall slay me. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:14
15 And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him today. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:15
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:16
17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel? RV1885 — 1Kings 18:17
18 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. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:18
19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:19
20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:20
21 And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:21
22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:22
23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:23
24 And call ye on the name of your god, 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. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:24
25 And Elijah said unto 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 god, but put no fire under. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:25
26 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 about the altar which was made. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:26
27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:27
28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:28
29 And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:29
30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me; and all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was thrown down. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:30
31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:31
32 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. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:32
33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:33
34 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. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:34
35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:35
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of 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. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:36
37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou, Lord, art God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:37
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:38
39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is God; the Lord, he is God, RV1885 — 1Kings 18:39
40 and Elijah said unto 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. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:40
41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:41
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:42
43 And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:43
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:44
45 And it came to pass in a little while, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel, RV1885 — 1Kings 18:45
46 and the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. RV1885 — 1Kings 18:46