1 Kings 18:34
And 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.
1 Kings 18:34 in other translations
| BSB | and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time. |
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| WEB | He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time;” and they did it the third time. |
| ASV | And 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. |
| YLT | and he saith, ‘Do it a second time;' and they do it a second time; and he saith, ‘Do it a third time;' and they do it a third time; |
| DARBY | And 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. |
| BBE | And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time. |
| Webster | And 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. |
What does 1 Kings 18:34 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…
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…
1 Kings 18:34 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 18:34
- 2 Corinthians 4:2
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:21
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
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Context
- 1 Kings 18:33
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
- 1 Kings 18:34
And 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.
- 1 Kings 18:35
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
1 Kings 18:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo: Henchid cuatro cántaros de agua, y derramadla sobre el holocausto y sobre la leña. Y dijo: Hacedlo otra vez; y otra vez lo hicieron. Dijo aún: Hacedlo la tercera vez; é hiciéronlo la tercera vez. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Remplissez d’eau quatre cruches, et versez-les sur l’holocauste et sur le bois. Et il dit: Faites-le une seconde fois; et ils le firent une seconde fois. Et il dit: Faites-le une troisième fois; et ils le firent une troisième fois. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Füllet vier Eimer mit Wasser, und gießet es auf das Brandopfer und auf das Holz. Und er sprach: Tut es zum zweiten Male! und sie taten es zum zweiten Male. Und er sprach: Tut es zum dritten Male! und sie taten es zum dritten Male. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et ait: Implete quatuor hydrias aqua, et fundite super holocaustum et super ligna. Rursumque dixit: Etiam secundo hoc facite. Qui cum fecissent secundo, ait: Etiam tertio idipsum facite. Feceruntque tertio, |