1 Kings 18:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
1 Kings 18:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Yahweh’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.””
1 Kings 18:31 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah came, saying, Israel shall be thy name. ”
1 Kings 18:31 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, `Israel is thy name;'”
1 Kings 18:31 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Jehovah came saying, Israel shall be thy name; ”
1 Kings 18:31 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Eliiah tooke twelue stones, according to the nomber of the tribes of the sonnes of Iaakob, (vnto whome the worde of the Lord came, saying, Israel shalbe thy name)”
1 Kings 18:31 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:31 in Context — 1 Kings 18
29 And it came to pass, when midday 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.
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 broken down.
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:
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.
33 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.
What Does 1 Kings 18:31 Mean?
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