1 Kings 18:30 KJV

And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.

Matthew Henry

  • Elijah's trial of the false prophetsMany of the people wavered in their judgment, and varied in their practice. Elijah called upon them to determine whether Jehovah or Baal was the...

Parallel Passages

  • 1 Kings 19:10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
  • 2 Chronicles 33:16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • 1 Kings 19:10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
  • 2 Chronicles 33:16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.
  • 1 Kings 19:14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
  • Romans 11:3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

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Topics

  • Ahab Reproved by Elijah; assembles the prophets of Baal
  • Carmel An idolatrous high place upon; Elijah builds an altar upon, and confounds the worshipers of Baal, putting to death four hundred and fifty...
  • High places A term used to describe places of worship
  • Prayer Prayer test proposed by Elijah
  • Revivals Elijah

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • AhabKing of Israel · 918–897 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • ElijahWhose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kgs 17:1 as...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Elijah אֵלִיָּהוּ ʾēliyyāhû אֵלִיָּה Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto all the people לְכָל lĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • Come near גְּשׁוּ gĕšû נָגַשׁ Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural אֵלַי ʾēlay Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular
  • unto me. And all the people כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • came near וַיִּגְּשׁוּ wayyiggĕšû נָגַשׁ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • unto him. And he repaired אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular וַיְרַפֵּא wayrappēʾ רָפָא Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the altar אֶת ʾet Object marker מִזְבַּח mizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • broken down הֶהָרוּס hehārûs הָרַס Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular · with the

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