1 Kings 18:22

New Century Version

Elijah said, "I am the only prophet of the Lord here, but there are four hundred fifty prophets of Baal.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men.

Hebrew Names Version
Then said Eliyah to the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Ba`al's prophets are four hundred fifty men.

King James Version
Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

English Standard Version
Then Elijah said to the people, "I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord , but Baal's prophets are 450 men.

New English Translation
Elijah said to them: "I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.

Amplified Bible
Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone remain a prophet of the LORD, while Baal's prophets are 450 men.

New American Standard Bible
Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left as a prophet of the LORD, while Baal's prophets are 450 men.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said Eliiah vnto the people, I onely remayne a Prophet of the Lorde: but Baals prophets are foure hundreth and fiftie men.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left a prophet of Yahweh, but Baal's prophets are 450 men.

Contemporary English Version
Then Elijah continued: I am the Lord 's only prophet, but Baal has four hundred fifty prophets.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Eliyahu said to the people, "I, I alone, am the only prophet of Adonai who is left, while Ba‘al's prophets number 450.

Darby Translation
And Elijah said to the people, I, only I, remain a prophet of Jehovah; and Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

Easy-to-Read Version
So Elijah said, "I am the only prophet of the Lord here, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Elijah said, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baals prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

Good News Translation
Then Elijah said, "I am the only prophet of the Lord still left, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.

Lexham English Bible
Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left a prophet of Yahweh, but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.

Literal Translation
Then Elijah said to the people, I, I alone, remain a prophet of Jehovah; but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sayde Elias vnto the people: I onely am lefte a prophet of ye LORDE: but Baals prophetes are foure C. and fiftie me.

American Standard Version
Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of Jehovah; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

Bible in Basic English
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then saide Elias vnto the people [againe] I onely remayne a prophete of the Lorde: but Baals prophets are foure hundred and fiftie.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said Elijah unto the people: 'I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

King James Version (1611)
Then said Eliiah vnto the people, I, euen I onely remaine a Prophet of the Lord: but Baals prophets are foure hundred and fiftie men.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Eliu said to the people, I am left, the only one prophet of the Lord; and the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men, and the prophets of the groves four hundred.

English Revised Version
Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Elijah said to the people, "I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Elie seide eft to the puple, Y dwellide aloone a prophete of the Lord; sotheli the prophetis of Baal ben foure hundrid and fifti, and the prophetis of woodis ben foure hundrid men.

Young's Literal Translation
And Elijah saith unto the people, `I -- I have been left a prophet of Jehovah -- by myself; and the prophets of Baal [are] four hundred and fifty men;

Update Bible Version
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of Yahweh; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Elijah to the people, I [even] I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophet's [are] four hundred and fifty men.

World English Bible
Then said Elijah to the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of Yahweh; but Baal's prophets are four hundred fifty men.

New King James Version
Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

New Living Translation
Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.

New Life Bible
Then Elijah said to the people, "I am the only man left who speaks for God. But here are 450 men who speak for Baal.

New Revised Standard
Then Elijah said to the people, "I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's prophets number four hundred fifty.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Elijah unto the people - I, am left, Yahweh's, only, prophet, - but, the prophets of Baal, are four hundred and fifty men.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Elias said again to the people: I only remain a prophet of the Lord: but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.

Revised Standard Version
Then Eli'jah said to the people, "I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Ba'al's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

THE MESSAGE
Then Elijah said, "I'm the only prophet of God left in Israel; and there are 450 prophets of Baal. Let the Baal prophets bring up two oxen; let them pick one, butcher it, and lay it out on an altar on firewood—but don't ignite it. I'll take the other ox, cut it up, and lay it on the wood. But neither will I light the fire. Then you pray to your gods and I'll pray to God . The god who answers with fire will prove to be, in fact, God." All the people agreed: "A good plan—do it!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are 450 men.

Contextual Overview

²¹ Elijah approached the people and said, "How long will you not decide between two choices? If the Lord is the true God, follow him, but if Baal is the true God, follow him!" But the people said nothing. ²² Elijah said, "I am the only prophet of the Lord here, but there are four hundred fifty prophets of Baal. ²³ Bring two bulls. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull and kill it and cut it into pieces. Then let them put the meat on the wood, but they are not to set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull, putting the meat on the wood but not setting fire to it. ²⁴ You prophets of Baal, pray to your god, and I will pray to the Lord . The god who answers by setting fire to his wood is the true God." All the people agreed that this was a good idea. ²⁵ Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "There are many of you, so you go first. Choose a bull and prepare it. Pray to your god, but don't start the fire." ²⁶ So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it. They prayed to Baal from morning until noon, shouting "Baal, answer us!" But there was no sound, and no one answered. They danced around the altar they had built. ²⁷ At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. "Pray louder!" he said. "If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!" ²⁸ The prophets prayed louder, cutting themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed, which was the way they worshiped. ²⁹ The afternoon passed, and the prophets continued to act like this until it was time for the evening sacrifice. But no voice was heard; Baal did not answer, and no one paid attention. ³⁰ Then Elijah said to all the people, "Now come to me." So they gathered around him, and Elijah rebuilt the altar of the Lord , which had been torn down.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I only: 1 Kings 19:10, 1 Kings 19:14, 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:32, 1 Kings 20:35, 1 Kings 20:38, 1 Kings 22:6-8, Romans 11:3

Baal's prophets: 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 18:20, Matthew 7:13-15, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Timothy 4:4, 2 Peter 2:1-3

Reciprocal: Judges 5:3 - even I 2 Kings 10:18 - Ahab served Baal Jeremiah 2:8 - prophets Luke 10:2 - are

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day.

Genesis 18:2
He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When Abraham saw them, he ran from his tent to meet them. He bowed facedown on the ground before them

Genesis 18:16
Then the men got up to leave and started out toward Sodom. Abraham walked along with them a short time to send them on their way.

Genesis 19:1
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting near the city gate. When he saw them, he got up and went to them and bowed facedown on the ground.

Psalms 106:23
So God said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him and stopped God's anger from destroying them.

Jeremiah 15:1
Then the Lord said to me: "I would not feel sorry for the people of Judah even if Moses and Samuel prayed for them. Send them away from me! Tell them to go!

Jeremiah 18:20
Good should not be paid back with evil, but they have dug a pit in order to kill me. Remember that I stood before you and asked you to do good things for these people and to turn your anger away from them.

Ezekiel 22:30
"I looked for someone to build up the walls and to stand before me where the walls are broken to defend these people so I would not have to destroy them. But I could not find anyone.

Acts 7:55
But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right side.

1 Timothy 2:1
First, I tell you to pray for all people, asking God for what they need and being thankful to him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only remain a prophet of the Lord,.... At least as he thought, all the rest being slain, as he supposed; however there were none present but himself:

but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men; which were very great odds he had to contend with.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I, even I, only remain - He means, “I only remain in the exercise of the office of a prophet.” The others (Compare 1 Kings 18:4) had been forced to fly and hide themselves in dens and caves of the earth; their voices were silenced; they had not ventured to come to Carmel. Elijah contrasts his solitary appearance on the side of Yahweh at the great gathering with the crowd of those opposed to him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 18:22. I only, remain a prophet of the Lord — That is, I am the only prophet of God present, and can have but the influence of an individual; while the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men! It appears that the queen's prophets, amounting to four hundred, were not at this great assembly; and these are they whom we meet with 1 Kings 22:6, and whom the king consulted relative to the battle at Ramoth-gilead.