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1 Kings 18:34

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.

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.
Amplified Bible
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.
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

21 Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the Lord is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!" But the people did not say a word. 22 Elijah said to them: "I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but there are 450 prophets of Baal. 23 Let them bring us two bulls. Let them choose one of the bulls for themselves, cut it up into pieces, and place it on the wood. But they must not set it on fire. I will do the same to the other bull and place it on the wood. But I will not set it on fire. 24 Then you will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord . The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God." All the people responded, "This will be a fair test." 25 Elijah told the prophets of Baal, "Choose one of the bulls for yourselves and go first, for you are the majority. Invoke the name of your god, but do not light a fire." 26 So they took a bull, as he had suggested, and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, "Baal, answer us." But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped around on the altar they had made. 27 At noon Elijah mocked them, "Yell louder! After all, he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or perhaps he stepped out for a moment or has taken a trip. Perhaps he is sleeping and needs to be awakened." 28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood. 29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. 30 Elijah then told all the people, "Approach me." So all the people approached him. He repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down.

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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