1 Kings 18:32 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 18:32 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:32 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:32 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“With the stones he built an altar in Yahweh’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.”
1 Kings 18:32 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:32 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. ”
1 Kings 18:32 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:32 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the name of Jehovah, and maketh a trench, as about the space of two measures of seed, round about the altar.”
1 Kings 18:32 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:32 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah, and made a trench round about the altar, of the capacity of two measures of seed; ”
1 Kings 18:32 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:32 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And with the stones he buylt an altar in the Name of the Lord: and he made a ditch round about the altar, as great as woulde conteine two measures of seede.”
1 Kings 18:32 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:32 in Context — 1 Kings 18
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.
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.
What Does 1 Kings 18:32 Mean?
1 Kings 18:32 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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