1 Kings 18:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?”

1 Kings 18:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 18:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 18:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?””

1 Kings 18:17 — World English Bible

1 Kings 18:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel? ”

1 Kings 18:17 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 18:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, `Art thou he--the troubler of Israel?'”

1 Kings 18:17 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 18:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel? ”

1 Kings 18:17 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 18:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when Ahab saw Eliiah, Ahab said vnto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?”

1 Kings 18:17 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 18:17 in Context — 1 Kings 18

15 And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.

16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

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 Baalim.

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 groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.

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What Does 1 Kings 18:17 Mean?

1 Kings 18:17 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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