1 Kings 18:39 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 18:39

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.”

38 Then ^athe fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.

39 Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, ^a“The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!”

40 And Elijah said to them, ^a“Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape!” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook ^bKishon and ^cexecuted them there.

The Drought Ends

41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”

42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; ^athen he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees,

43 and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.”

44 Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’ ”

45 Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.

46 Then the ^ahand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he ^bgirded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 18:39

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American Standard Version
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.

Amplified® Bible
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and they said, The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!

Contemporary English Version
When the crowd saw what had happened, they all bowed down and shouted, "The LORD is God! The LORD is God!"

Darby English Version
And all the people saw [it], and they fell on their faces and said, Jehovah, he is God! Jehovah, he is God!

Good News Bible
When the people saw this, they threw themselves on the ground and exclaimed, "The LORD is God; the LORD alone is God!"

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God."

New International Version
When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "The LORD -he is God! The LORD -he is God!"

New King James Version
Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The LORD, we acknowledge Him as God; the LORD, we acknowledge Him as God."

Revised Standard Version
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God."

Young's Literal Translation
And all the people see, and fall on their faces, and say, `Jehovah, He `is' the God, Jehovah, He `is' the God.'

New English Translation
When all the people saw this, they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, “The Lord is the true God!¹ The Lord is the true God!”

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