1 Kings 18:32 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 18:32

30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. ^aAnd 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, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, ^a“Israel shall be your name.”

32 Then with the stones he built an altar ^ain the name of the Lord; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

33 And he ^aput the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, “Fill four waterpots with water, and ^bpour it on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood.”

34 Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time; and he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.

35 So the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled ^athe trench with water.

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 ^aGod of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, ^blet it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that ^cI have done all these things at Your word.

37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 18:32

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And with the stones Elijah built an altar in the name [and self-revelation] of the Lord. He made a trench about the altar as great as would contain two measures of seed.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
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;

Good News Bible
With these stones he rebuilt the altar for the worship of the LORD. He dug a trench around it, large enough to hold about four gallons of water.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
So with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two measures of seed.

New International Version
With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

New King James Version
Then with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two measures of seed.

Revised Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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