1 Kings 18 · Verse 24

1 Kings 18:24

And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
1 Kings 18:24, King James Version

1 Kings 18:24 in other translations

BSBThen you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
WEBYou call on the name of your god, and I will call on the LORD’s name. The God who answers by fire, let him be God.” All the people answered, “What you say is good.”
ASVAnd call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
YLTand ye have called in the name of your god, and I--I call in the name of Jehovah, and it hath been, the god who answereth by fire--He is the God.' And all the people answer and say, ‘Good is the word.'
DARBYAnd call ye on the name of yourgods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and thegod that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, The word is good.
BBEAnd do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.
WebsterAnd call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

What does 1 Kings 18:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 18:21-40

21-40. Elijah said unto all the people, How long halt ye?--They had long been attempting to conjoin the service of God with that of Baal. It was an impracticable union and the people were so struck with a sense of their own folly, or dread of the king's displeasure, that they "answered not a word." Elijah proposed to decide for them the controversy between God and Baal by an appeal, not to the authority of the law…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 The God that answereth by fire - Elijah gave them every advantage when he granted that the God who answered by fire should be acknowledged as the true God; for as the Baal who was worshipped here was incontestably Apollo, or the sun, he was therefore the god of fire, and had only to work in his own element.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 18:21-40

Many of the people wavered in their judgment, and varied in their practice. Elijah called upon them to determine whether Jehovah or Baal was the self-existent, supreme God, the Creator, Governor, and Judge of the world, and to follow him alone. It is dangerous to halt between the service of God and the service of sin, the dominion of Christ and the dominion of our lusts. If Jesus be the only Saviour, let us cleave…

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1 Kings 18:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.Temand you will callH7121
בְּשֵׁ֣םbe.Shemon [the] name ofH8034
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.Khemgod yourH430
וַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH589
אֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'I will callH7121
בְשֵׁם\־ve.shem-on [the] name ofH8034
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְהָיָ֧הve.ha.Yahand he will beH1961
הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.Himthe godH430
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
יַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.Nehhe will answerH6030
בָאֵ֖שׁva.'Eshby <the> fireH784
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
וַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anand it answeredH6030
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
ט֥וֹבTov[is] goodH2896
הַדָּבָֽר\׃ha.da.Varthe wordH1697

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 18:24

  • 1 Kings 18:38

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

  • 1 Chronicles 21:26

    And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

  • Leviticus 9:24

    And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:3

    And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:1

    Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

  • Judges 6:21

    Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.

  • 2 Samuel 14:19

    And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

  • Isaiah 39:8

    Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
answereth by fire.
38; Le 9:24; Jud 6:21; 1Ch 21:26; 2Ch 7:1,3
and said.
2Sa 14:19
It is well spoken. Heb. the word is good.
Isa 39:8

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Context

  • 1 Kings 18:23

    Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:

  • 1 Kings 18:24

    And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

  • 1 Kings 18:25

    And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.

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1 Kings 18:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Invocad luego vosotros en el nombre de vuestros dioses, y yo invocaré en el nombre de Jehová: y el Dios que respondiere por fuego, ése sea Dios. Y todo el pueblo respondió, diciendo: Bien dicho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous invoquerez le nom de votre dieu, et moi j’invoquerai le nom de l’ Éternel, et le dieu qui répondra par le feu, lui, sera Dieu. Et tout le peuple répondit et dit: La parole est bonne.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und rufet ihr den Namen eures Gottes an, und ich, ich werde den Namen Jehovas anrufen; und der Gott, der mit Feuer antworten wird, der sei Gott! Da antwortete das ganze Volk und sprach: Das Wort ist gut. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Invocate nomina deorum vestrorum, et ego invocabo nomen Domini mei: et Deus qui exaudierit per ignem, ipse sit Deus. Respondens omnis populus ait: Optima propositio.