1 Kings 18:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
1 Kings 18:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Kings 18:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Kings 18:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bull, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it.”
1 Kings 18:23 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 18:23 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and let them give to us two bullocks, and they choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and place <FI>it<Fi> on the wood, and place no fire; and I--I prepare the other bullock, and have put <FI>it<Fi> on the wood, and fire I do not place; --”
1 Kings 18:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Let them therefore give us two bullocks: and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and put it on the wood, and put no fire; and I will sacrifice the other bullock, and put it on the wood, and put no fire. ”
1 Kings 18:23 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let them therefore giue vs two bullockes, and let them chuse the one, and cut him in pieces, and lay him on the wood, but put no fire vnder, and I will prepare the other bullocke, and lay him on the wood, and will put no fire vnder.”
1 Kings 18:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:23 in Context — 1 Kings 18
21 And Elijah came 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.
22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
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 wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
24 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.
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 gods, but put no fire under.
What Does 1 Kings 18:23 Mean?
1 Kings 18:23 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free