1 Kings 18:26 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 18:26

24 Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the God who ^aanswers by fire, He is God.” So all the people answered and said,¹ “It is well spoken.”

25 Now Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.”

26 So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, hear us!” But there was ^ano voice; no one answered. Then they² leaped about the altar which they had made.

27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry¹ aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.”

28 So they cried aloud, and ^acut themselves, as was their custom, with¹ knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

29 And when midday was past, ^athey prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was ^bno voice; no one answered, no one paid attention.

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Definitions of words in 1 Kings 18:26:

About {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Altar {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Altar {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Morning {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Name {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

No {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
No {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
No {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

So {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
So {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
So {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Voice {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Baal {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Baal {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing 1 Kings 18:26:

Baal {Easton's}
Scribes {Easton's}
Elijah {I.S.B.E.}

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