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1 Kings 18:34

And he said, "Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and the wood." And he said, "Do it the second time." And they did it the second time. And he said, "Do it the third time." And they did it a third time.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahab;   Carmel;   Faith;   Prayer;   Revivals;   Thompson Chain Reference - Awakenings and Religious Reforms;   Awakenings, Religious;   Elijah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Carmel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Miracle;   Persecution;   Prayer;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hospitality;   Zeal;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Baal;   Conduit;   Elijah;   False Prophet;   False Worship;   Fertility Cult;   Gods, Pagan;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Mountain;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahab;   Carmel;   Haggai;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahab ;   Baal, Baalim ;   Carmel ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mount carmel;   Obadiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Carmel;   Elijah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Car'mel;   Se'gub;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Altar;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elijah;   Priesthood;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Cooking-Utensils;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for July 25;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said, “A second time!” and they did it a second time. And then he said, “A third time!” and they did it a third time.
Hebrew Names Version
He said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. He said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
King James Version
And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
English Standard Version
And 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.
New Century Version
Then he said, "Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the meat and on the wood." Then Elijah said, "Do it again," and they did it again. Then he said, "Do it a third time," and they did it the third time.
New English Translation
Then he said, "Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood." When they had done so, he said, "Do it again." So they did it again. Then he said, "Do it a third time." So they did it a third time.
New American Standard Bible
And he said, "Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood." And he said, "Do it a second time," so they did it a second time. Then he said, "Do it a third time," so they did it a third time.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And said, Fill foure barrels with water, and powre it on the burnt offring and on the wood. Againe he said, Doe so againe. And they did so the second time. And he sayde, Doe it the third time. And they did it the third time.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, "Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood." And 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.
Contemporary English Version
he told them to do it two more times. They did exactly as he said
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he said, "Fill four pots with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood." They did it. "Do it again," he said, and they did it again. "Do it a third time," he said, and they did it a third time.
Darby Translation
And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he said, "Fill four jars with water. Pour the water on the pieces of meat and on the wood." Then Elijah said, "Do it again." Then he said, "Do it a third time."
George Lamsa Translation
And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
Good News Translation
and he said, "Do it again"—and they did. "Do it once more," he said—and they did.
Lexham English Bible
He said, "Do it again!" They did it again. He said, "Do it a third time!" So they did it a third time.
Literal Translation
And 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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde: Do it yet once. And they dyd it once agayne. And he sayde: Do it ye thirde tyme. And they dyd it the thirde tyme.
American Standard Version
And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde: Do so againe. And they dyd so the seconde time. And he sayde againe: Do it the thirde time. And they dyd it the thirde time:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: 'Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.' And he said: 'Do it the second time'; and they did it the second time. And he said: 'Do it the third time'; and they did it the third time.
King James Version (1611)
And hee said, Doe it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Doe it the third time. And they did it the third time.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
English Revised Version
And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
Berean Standard Bible
and said, "Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood." "Do it a second time," he said, and they did it a second time. "Do it a third time," he said, and they did it a third time.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, Fille ye foure pottis with watir, and schede ye on the brent sacrifice, and on the trees. And eft he seide, Also the secounde tyme do ye this. `And thei diden the secounde tyme. And he seide, Do ye the same thing the thridde tyme; and thei diden the thridde tyme.
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, `Do [it] a second time;' and they do [it] a second time; and he saith, `Do [it] a third time;' and they do [it] a third time;
Update Bible Version
And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Do [it] the second time. And they did [it] the second time. And he said, Do [it] the third time. And they did [it] the third time.
World English Bible
He said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. He said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
After they had done this, he said, "Do the same thing again!" And when they were finished, he said, "Now do it a third time!" So they did as he said,
New Life Bible
Then he said, "Do it a second time." And they did it a second time. He said, "Do it a third time." And they did it a third time.
New Revised Standard
Then he said, "Do it a second time"; and they did it a second time. Again he said, "Do it a third time"; and they did it a third time,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said - Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Fill four buckets with water, and pour it upon the burnt offering, and upon the wood. And again he said: Do the same the second time. And when they had done it the second time, he said: Do the same also the third time. And they did so the third time.
Revised Standard Version
And 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And he said, "Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood." And 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.

Contextual Overview

21Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." But the people [of Israel] did not answer him [so much as] a word. 22Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone remain a prophet of the LORD, while Baal's prophets are 450 men. 23"Now let them give us two oxen, and let them choose one ox for themselves and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it. I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, and I will not put a fire under it. 24"Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the god who answers by fire, He is God." And all the people answered, "It is well spoken." 25Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, since there are many of you; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it." 26So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, "O Baal, hear and answer us." But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they had made. 27At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, "Cry out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied, or he is out [at the moment], or he is on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened!" 28So they cried out with a loud voice [to get Baal's attention] and cut themselves with swords and lances in accordance with their custom, until the blood flowed out on them. 29As midday passed, they played the part of prophets and raved dramatically until the time for offering the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention. 30Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come near to me." So all the people approached him. And he repaired and rebuilt the [old] altar of the LORD that had been torn down [by Jezebel].

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Do it the second: 2 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Corinthians 8:21

Reciprocal: Judges 6:20 - pour out

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said, do it the second time, and they did it the second time,.... That is, poured four barrels of water more upon the wood:

and he said, do it the third time, and they did it the third time; so that there were in all twelve barrels of water poured on the wood, agreeably to the number of the twelve stones the altar was built with, and may have respect to the same as they.


 
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