{"reference":"1 Kings 18:30-46","verses":[{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":30,"text":"And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD\nthat was broken down.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":31,"text":"And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":32,"text":"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.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":33,"text":"And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid\nhim on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour\nit on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":34,"text":"And he said, Do\nit the second time. And they did\nit\n the second time. And he said, Do\nit the third time. And they did\nit the third time.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":35,"text":"And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":36,"text":"And it came to pass at\nthe time of the offering of the\nevening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and\nthat I\nam thy servant, and\nthat\n I have done all these things at thy word.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":37,"text":"Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou\nart the LORD God, and\nthat thou hast turned their heart back again.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":38,"text":"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\nwas in the trench.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":39,"text":"And when all the people saw\nit, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he\nis the God; the LORD, he\nis the God.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":40,"text":"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.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":41,"text":"And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for\nthere is a sound of abundance of rain.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":42,"text":"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,\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":43,"text":"And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said,\nThere is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":44,"text":"And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare\nthy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":45,"text":"And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":18,"verse":46,"text":"And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.\n"}],"text":"And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD\nthat was broken down.\nAnd Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:\nAnd 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.\nAnd he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid\nhim on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour\nit on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.\nAnd he said, Do\nit the second time. And they did\nit\n the second time. And he said, Do\nit the third time. And they did\nit the third time.\nAnd the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.\nAnd it came to pass at\nthe time of the offering of the\nevening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and\nthat I\nam thy servant, and\nthat\n I have done all these things at thy word.\nHear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou\nart the LORD God, and\nthat thou hast turned their heart back again.\nThen 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\nwas in the trench.\nAnd when all the people saw\nit, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he\nis the God; the LORD, he\nis the God.\nAnd 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.\nAnd Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for\nthere is a sound of abundance of rain.\nSo 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,\nAnd said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said,\nThere is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.\nAnd it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare\nthy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.\nAnd it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.\nAnd the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.\n","translation_id":"kjv","translation_name":"King James Version","translation_note":"Public Domain"}