1 Kings 18:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 18:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 18:40 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Elijah saith to them, `Catch ye the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape of them;' and they catch them, and Elijah bringeth them down unto the stream Kishon, and doth slaughter them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elijah said to them, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape! And they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the torrent of Kishon, and slaughtered them there. ”
1 Kings 18:40 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Elijah said vnto them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not a man of them escape. and they tooke them, and Eliiah brought them to the brooke Kishon, and slewe them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:40 in Context — 1 Kings 18
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.
41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
What Does 1 Kings 18:40 Mean?
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