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New King James Version
1 Kings 18:20
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and gathered the prophets at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and gathered the prophets at Mount Carmel.
Hebrew Names Version
So Ach'av sent to all the children of Yisra'el, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Karmel.
So Ach'av sent to all the children of Yisra'el, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Karmel.
King James Version
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
English Standard Version
So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
New Century Version
So Ahab called all the Israelites and those prophets to Mount Carmel.
So Ahab called all the Israelites and those prophets to Mount Carmel.
New English Translation
Ahab sent messengers to all the Israelites and had the prophets assemble at Mount Carmel.
Ahab sent messengers to all the Israelites and had the prophets assemble at Mount Carmel.
Amplified Bible
So Ahab sent word to all the Israelites and assembled the [pagan] prophets together at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent word to all the Israelites and assembled the [pagan] prophets together at Mount Carmel.
New American Standard Bible
So Ahab sent orders among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent orders among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
Contemporary English Version
Ahab got everyone together, then they went to meet Elijah on Mount Carmel.
Ahab got everyone together, then they went to meet Elijah on Mount Carmel.
Complete Jewish Bible
Ach'av sent word to all the people of Isra'el and assembled the prophets together on Mount Karmel.
Ach'av sent word to all the people of Isra'el and assembled the prophets together on Mount Karmel.
Darby Translation
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Ahab called all the Israelites and those prophets to Mount Carmel.
So Ahab called all the Israelites and those prophets to Mount Carmel.
George Lamsa Translation
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to mount Carmel.
Good News Translation
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and the prophets of Baal to meet at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and the prophets of Baal to meet at Mount Carmel.
Lexham English Bible
So Ahab sent word among the Israelites, and he assembled the prophets to Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent word among the Israelites, and he assembled the prophets to Mount Carmel.
Literal Translation
And Ahab sent among all the sons of Israel and gathered the prophets to Mount Carmel.
And Ahab sent among all the sons of Israel and gathered the prophets to Mount Carmel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Achab sent vnto all the children of Israel, & gathered the prophetes together vnto mount Carmell.
So Achab sent vnto all the children of Israel, & gathered the prophetes together vnto mount Carmell.
American Standard Version
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
Bible in Basic English
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
And Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
King James Version (1611)
So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Achaab sent to all Israel, and gathered all the prophets to mount Carmel.
And Achaab sent to all Israel, and gathered all the prophets to mount Carmel.
English Revised Version
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
Berean Standard Bible
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Achab sente to alle the sones of Israel, and gaderide prophetis in the hil of Carmele.
Achab sente to alle the sones of Israel, and gaderide prophetis in the hil of Carmele.
Young's Literal Translation
And Ahab sendeth among all the sons of Israel, and gathereth the prophets unto the mount of Carmel;
And Ahab sendeth among all the sons of Israel, and gathereth the prophets unto the mount of Carmel;
Update Bible Version
So Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to mount Carmel.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets to mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets to mount Carmel.
World English Bible
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel.
New Living Translation
So Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel.
So Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel.
New Life Bible
So Ahab sent news among all the people of Israel. And he brought the men who speak for the false gods together at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent news among all the people of Israel. And he brought the men who speak for the false gods together at Mount Carmel.
New Revised Standard
So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Ahab sent among all the sons of Israel, - and gathered the prophets unto Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent among all the sons of Israel, - and gathered the prophets unto Mount Carmel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Achab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered together the prophets unto mount Carmel.
Achab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered together the prophets unto mount Carmel.
Revised Standard Version
So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel, and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel, and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
THE MESSAGE
So Ahab summoned everyone in Israel, particularly the prophets, to Mount Carmel.
So Ahab summoned everyone in Israel, particularly the prophets, to Mount Carmel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
Contextual Overview
17 Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, O troubler of Israel?" 18 And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. 19 Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, [fn] who eat at Jezebel's table." 20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
gathered: 1 Kings 22:9
Reciprocal: Joshua 19:26 - Carmel 1 Kings 18:22 - Baal's prophets 1 Kings 19:10 - I only 2 Kings 10:20 - Proclaim
Cross-References
Genesis 4:10
And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground.
And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground.
Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD.
But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD.
Genesis 19:13
For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it."
For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it."
Isaiah 3:9
The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
Jeremiah 14:7
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, Do it for Your name's sake; For our backslidings are many, We have sinned against You.
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, Do it for Your name's sake; For our backslidings are many, We have sinned against You.
James 5:4
Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. [fn]
Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. [fn]
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel,.... By messengers, requiring their attendance at Mount Carmel at such a time, at least their chief and principal men:
and gathered the prophets together unto Mount Carmel; the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, but not the four hundred prophets of the groves; for of them we have no account afterwards, only of the former; it may be they were not at the command of Ahab, only of Jezebel, at whose table they ate, who would not suffer them to go.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Local tradition places the site of Elijah’s sacrifice, not on the highest point of the mountain (1,728 ft.), but at the southeastern extremity (1,600 ft.) of the ridge, where a shapeless ruin, composed of great hewn stones, and standing amid thick bushes of dwarf-oak, in the near vicinity of a perennial spring, is known to the Arabs as “El-Maharrakah,” “the burning,” or “the sacrifice.” All the circumstances of the locality adapt it for the scene of the contest.
