1 Kings 18:18

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel? ¹⁷ When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, "So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?" ¹⁷ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel? ¹⁷ When he saw Elijah, he asked, "Is it you—the biggest troublemaker in Israel?" ¹⁷ When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on Israel?" ¹⁷ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel? ¹⁷ It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel? ¹⁷When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?" ¹⁷ When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is it you, you troubler of Israel?" ¹⁷ And whanne he hadde seyn Elie, he seide, Whether thou art he, that disturblist Israel?

Bible Verse Review
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I have not: Ezekiel 3:8, Matthew 14:4, Acts 24:13, Acts 24:20

in that ye have: 1 Kings 9:9, 2 Chronicles 15:2, Proverbs 11:19, Proverbs 13:21, Isaiah 3:11, Jeremiah 2:13, Jeremiah 2:19, Revelation 2:8, Revelation 2:9

Reciprocal: Genesis 34:30 - Ye have Numbers 16:7 - too much Joshua 6:18 - and trouble it Joshua 7:25 - Why hast Judges 2:11 - and served Baalim 1 Samuel 13:13 - Thou hast done 1 Samuel 14:29 - My father 2 Samuel 12:7 - Thou art 2 Kings 11:14 - Treason 2 Chronicles 23:13 - Treason Proverbs 28:4 - but Proverbs 29:1 - General Jeremiah 15:10 - a man Jeremiah 23:13 - prophesied Jeremiah 38:4 - thus Hosea 2:13 - the days Hosea 13:1 - offended Matthew 2:3 - he Mark 11:18 - feared Luke 1:17 - power Acts 5:28 - intend Acts 16:20 - do Acts 17:6 - These Acts 24:5 - we have Galatians 4:16 - become James 5:18 - General 2 Peter 2:15 - forsaken

Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth

Genesis 18:2
and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and noticed three men stood across from him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

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 18:2
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Genesis 18:2
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Genesis 18:2
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

Genesis 18:2
When he raised his eyes and looked up, behold, three men were standing [a little distance] from him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed down [with his face] to the ground,

Genesis 18:2
And whanne he hadde reisid his iyen, thre men apperiden to hym, and stoden nyy hym. And whanne he hadde seyn hem, he ran fro the dore of his tabernacle in to the meting of hem, and he worschipide on erthe,

Genesis 18:2
and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,

Genesis 18:2
And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he answered,.... That is, Elijah, with great boldness and undaunted courage, not fearing the face of the king, being sent to show himself to him in the name of the King of kings:

I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house; they, by their sins, were the cause of all the troubles, those sore evil and sad calamities that were upon them:

in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord: to have no other gods before him, and not to make images, and worship them, which they had done:

and thou hast followed Baalim; the several Baals, the Sun, moon, and stars, the whole host of heaven, worshipped under this name; or, not content with the Phoenician Baal, or Baal of the Zidonians, followed others, see Judges 2:11.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Instead of apologies, and pleas for pardon, Elijah meets the charge with a countercharge, and makes a sudden demand. “Gather to me,” etc. This boldness, this high tone, this absence of the slightest indication of alarm, seems to have completely discomfited Ahab, who ventured on no reply, made no attempt to arrest the prophet, did not even press him to remove his curse and bring the drought to an end, but simply consented to do his bidding. There is no passage of Scripture which exhibits more forcibly the ascendancy that a prophet of the Lord, armed with His spiritual powers, could, if he were firm and brave, exercise even over the most powerful and most unscrupulous of monarchs.

Baalim - i. e., the various aspects under which the god, Baal, was worshipped, Baal-shamin, Baal-zebub, Baal-Hamman, etc.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 18:18. I have not troubled Israel — Here the cause of the dearth is placed on its true ground: the king and the people had forsaken the true God, and God shut up the heavens that there was no rain. Elijah was only the minister whom God used to dispense this judgment.