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Christian Standard Bible ®

1 Kings 18:32

and he built an altar with the stones in the name of Yahweh. Then he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold about four gallons.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Carmel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Miracle;   Persecution;   Prayer;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hospitality;   Zeal;   Easton Bible Dictionary - River;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Baal;   Cattle;   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;   Weights and Measures;   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;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Altar;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elijah;   God;   Measure;   Priesthood;   Sanctuary;   Weights and Measures;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Altar;  

Devotionals:

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

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And with the stones he made an aulter in the name of the Lorde: And he made a ditch about the aulter, as great as would conteyne two measures of seede.
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.
Literal Translation
And he built an altar with the stones in the name of Jehovah, and made a trench around the altar large as two seahs of seed in space.
Easy-to-Read Version
Elijah used these stones to repair the altar to honor the Lord . He dug a small ditch around the altar. It was wide enough and deep enough to hold about 4 gallons of water.
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.
World English Bible
With the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
King James Version (1611)
And with the stones hee built an altar in the Name of the Lord, and hee made a trench about the altar, as great as would containe two measures of seed.
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and of ye stones he buylded an altare in the name of the LORDE, & made a pytt rounde aboute the altare, like two forowes in the corne londe,
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.
Bible in Basic English
And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed.
Update Bible Version
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two seahs of seed.
Webster's Bible Translation
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 English Translation
With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord . Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
Complete Jewish Bible
With the stones he built an altar in the name of Adonai . Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough for half a bushel of grain.
Darby Translation
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;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And with the stones he buylt an altar in the Name of the Lorde: and he made a ditch round about the altar, as great as woulde conteine two measures of seede.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Amplified Bible
So with the stones Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. He made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two measures of seed.
Hebrew Names Version
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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 Living Translation
and he used the stones to rebuild the altar in the name of the Lord . Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold about three gallons.
New Life Bible
With the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord. And he made a ditch around the altar, big enough to hold twenty-two jars of seed.
New Revised Standard
with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord . Then he made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seed.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he built up the stones in the name of the Lord, and repaired the altar that had been broken down; and he made a trench that would hold two measures of seed round about the altar.
English Revised 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.
Berean Standard Bible
And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and built, with the stones, an altar, in the name of Yahweh, - and he made a trench, as large as would contain two measures of seed, round about the altar;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he built with the stones an altar to the name of the Lord: and he made a trench for water, of the breadth of two furrows, round about the altar.
Lexham English Bible
With them, he built an altar in the name of Yahweh, and he made a trench which would have held about two seahs of seed, all around the altar.
English 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 seahs of seed.
New American Standard Bible
And 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 Century Version
Elijah used these stones to rebuild the altar in honor of the Lord . Then he dug a ditch around the altar that was big enough to hold about thirteen quarts of seed.
Good News Translation
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he bildide an auter of stonys, in the name of the Lord, and he made a ledyng to of watir, `ether a dich, as bi twei litle dichis in the cumpas of the auter.
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.

Contextual Overview

21 Then Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow Him. But if Baal, follow him." But the people didn't answer him a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, "I am the only remaining prophet of the Lord , but Baal's prophets are 450 men. 23 Let two bulls be given to us. They are to choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh. The God who answers with fire, He is God." All the people answered, "That sounds good." 25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god but don't light the fire." 26 So they took the bull that he gave them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, "Baal, answer us!" But there was no sound; no one answered. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made. 27 At noon Elijah mocked them. He said, "Shout loudly, for he's a god! Maybe he's thinking it over; maybe he has wandered away; or maybe he's on the road. Perhaps he's sleeping and will wake up!" 28 They shouted loudly, and cut themselves with knives and spears, according to their custom, until blood gushed over them. 29 All afternoon they kept on raving until the offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no sound; no one answered, no one paid attention. 30 Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come near me." So all the people approached him. Then he repaired the Lord 's altar that had been torn down:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And with: Exodus 20:24, Exodus 20:25, Judges 6:26, Judges 21:4, 1 Samuel 7:9, 1 Samuel 7:17

in the name: 1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:17

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 27:5 - And there Joshua 8:31 - altar 1 Kings 18:35 - the trench Isaiah 37:16 - thou art Ezekiel 43:17 - and the border

Cross-References

Genesis 18:6
So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread."
Genesis 18:7
Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd and got a tender, choice calf. He gave it to a young man, who hurried to prepare it.
Genesis 18:9
"Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked him. "There, in the tent," he answered.
Genesis 18:10
The Lord said, "I will certainly come back to you in about a year's time, and your wife Sarah will have a son!" Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.
Genesis 18:11
Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
Genesis 18:13
But the Lord asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Can I really have a baby when I'm old?'
Genesis 18:14
Is anything impossible for the Lord ? At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son."
Genesis 18:15
Sarah denied it. "I did not laugh," she said, because she was afraid. But He replied, "No, you did laugh."
Genesis 18:16
The men got up from there and looked out over Sodom, and Abraham was walking with them to see them off.
Genesis 18:17
Then the Lord said, "Should I hide what I am about to do from Abraham?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And with the stones he built an altar in the same of the Lord,.... Whom the twelve tribes had formerly worshipped; and though now divided in their civil state, yet ought to be united in the worship of God:

and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed; or two seahs, one of which was the third part of an ephah, and two of them were more than half a bushel; and this trench or ditch round the altar was as broad as such a measure of seed would sow.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He built an altar in the name of the Lord - i. e., calling, as he built it, on the name of Yahweh, and so dedicating it to His service.

Two measures of seed - literally, “two seahs of seed.” The seah contained about three gallons.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 32. He made a trench — This was to detain the water that might fall down from the altar when the barrels should be poured upon it, 1 Kings 18:35.


 
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