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1 Kings 18:15

Elijah
Faith

13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.

And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.

16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
KJV
And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
WEB
Elijah said, “As the LORD of Armies lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”
ASV
And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to-day.
DARBY
And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will certainly shew myself to him to-day.
BLB
And Elijah said, “[As] YHWH of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely today present myself to him.”
ÅB
Da sa Elias: Så sant Herren, hærskarenes Gud, lever, han hvis tjener jeg er: Idag skal jeg trede fram for ham.
OTB
Men Elia sa: "Så sant Herren, hærskarenes Gud, lever, for hans åsyn jeg står, jeg vil visselig vise meg for ham i dag."
B1930
Da sa Elias: Så sant Herren, hærskarenes Gud, lever, han hvis tjener jeg er: Idag skal jeg trede frem for ham.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 17:1

    And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

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  • 1 Kings 18:10

    As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

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  • Job 25:3

    Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

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  • Psalms 148:2–3

    Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

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  • Jeremiah 8:2

    And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

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  • Hebrews 6:16–17

    For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

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  • Isaiah 51:7–8

    Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

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  • Psalms 24:8–10

    Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

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