1 Kings 18:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.”
1 Kings 18:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Yahweh’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust; and it licked up the water that was in the trench.”
1 Kings 18:38 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then the fire of Jehovah 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. ”
1 Kings 18:38 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there falleth a fire of Jehovah, and consumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and the water that <FI>is<Fi> in the trench it hath licked up.”
1 Kings 18:38 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the fire of Jehovah 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. ”
1 Kings 18:38 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt offring, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked vp the water that was in the ditche.”
1 Kings 18:38 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:38 in Context — 1 Kings 18
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, 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.
37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God.
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.
What Does 1 Kings 18:38 Mean?
1 Kings 18:38 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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