Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Then Elias said to the prophets of Baal: Choose you one bullock and dress it first, because you are many: and call on the names of your gods; but put no fire under. Context Elijah on Mount Carmel…24Call ye on the names of your gods, and I will call on the name of my Lord: and the God that shall answer by fire, let him be God. And all the people answering, said: A very good proposal. 25Then Elias said to the prophets of Baal: Choose you one bullock and dress it first, because you are many: and call on the names of your gods; but put no fire under.26And they took the bullock, which he gave them, and dressed it: and they called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying: O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered: and they leaped over the altar that they had made.… Cross References 1 Kings 18:24 Call ye on the names of your gods, and I will call on the name of my Lord: and the God that shall answer by fire, let him be God. And all the people answering, said: A very good proposal. 1 Kings 18:26 And they took the bullock, which he gave them, and dressed it: and they called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying: O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered: and they leaped over the altar that they had made. Lexicon Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to the prophets לִנְבִיאֵ֣י (lin·ḇî·’ê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet of Baal, הַבַּ֗עַל (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1168: Baal -- a heathen god “Since כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתֶּ֖ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are so numerous, הָרַבִּ֑ים (hā·rab·bîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great choose בַּחֲר֨וּ (ba·ḥă·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 977: To try, select for yourselves לָכֶ֜ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew one הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first bull הַפָּ֤ר (hap·pār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6499: Young bull, steer and prepare וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (wa·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make it first. רִאשֹׁנָ֔ה (ri·šō·nāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank Then call וְקִרְאוּ֙ (wə·qir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read on the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name of your god, אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative but do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no light תָשִֽׂימוּ׃ (ṯā·śî·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the fire.” וְאֵ֖שׁ (wə·’êš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire Additional Translations Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 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 god, but put no fire under. And Eliu said to the prophets of shame, Choose to yourselves one calf, and dress it first, for ye are many; and call ye on the name of your god; but apply no fire. And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire. 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 god, but put no fire under. And Elijah said to 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. Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it." And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, 'Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye are the multitude, and call ye in the name of your god, and place no fire.' Jump to Previous Baal Ba'al Bull Bullock Bulls Choose Dress Elijah Eli'jah Fire First Gods Light Multitude Ox Prayers Prepare Prophets Ready YourselvesJump to Next Baal Ba'al Bull Bullock Bulls Choose Dress Elijah Eli'jah Fire First Gods Light Multitude Ox Prayers Prepare Prophets Ready YourselvesExternal Links 1 Kings 18:25 NIV1 Kings 18:25 NLT 1 Kings 18:25 ESV 1 Kings 18:25 NASB 1 Kings 18:25 ASV 1 Kings 18:25 Bible Apps 1 Kings 18:25 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 18:25 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 18:25 French Bible 1 Kings 18:25 German Bible Alphabetical: and are Baal bulls but Call Choose do Elijah fire first for god it light many name no not of on one ox prepare prophets put said since so the there to under you your yourselves OT History: 1 Kings 18:25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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