1 Kings 18:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Elijah saith to them, `Catch ye the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape of them;' and they catch them, and Elijah bringeth them down unto the stream Kishon, and doth slaughter them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elijah said to them, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape! And they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the torrent of Kishon, and slaughtered them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Elijah said vnto them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not a man of them escape. and they tooke them, and Eliiah brought them to the brooke Kishon, and slewe them there.”
1 Kings 18:40 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:40 in Context — 1 Kings 18
38 Et le feu de l’Éternel tomba, et il consuma l’holocauste, le bois, les pierres et la terre, et il absorba l’eau qui était dans le fossé.
39 Quand tout le peuple vit cela, ils tombèrent sur leur visage et dirent: C’est l’Éternel qui est Dieu! C’est l’Éternel qui est Dieu!
40 Saisissez les prophètes de Baal, leur dit Élie; qu’aucun d’eux n’échappe! Et ils les saisirent. Élie les fit descendre au torrent de Kison, où il les égorgea.
41 Et Élie dit à Achab: Monte, mange et bois; car il se fait un bruit qui annonce la pluie.
42 Achab monta pour manger et pour boire. Mais Élie monta au sommet du Carmel; et, se penchant contre terre, il mit son visage entre ses genoux,
What Does 1 Kings 18:40 Mean?
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