1 Kings 18:35

What does 1 Kings 18:35 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 18:35 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled with water.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the water run round about the altar, and the trench was filled with water.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

Context

v.34And 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.

v.35This passage

v.36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 18:38

    Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

  • 1 Kings 18:32

    And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

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