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1 Kings 18:17

AhabElijah

15 Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”

16 So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”

18 “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.

19 Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

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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
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
KJV
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
WEB
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
ASV
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?
DARBY
And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel?
BLB
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “[Are] you he, O troubler of Israel?”
ÅB
Med det samme Akab fikk se Elias, sa han til ham: Er det du, du som fører ødeleggelse over Israel?
OTB
Da Akab så Elia, sa Akab til ham: "Er det deg, du som forstyrrer Israel?"
B1930
Med det samme Akab fikk se Elias, sa han til ham: Er det du, du som fører ødeleggelse over Israel?

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Cross references

  • Joshua 7:25

    “Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

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  • 1 Kings 21:20

    When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

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  • Acts 16:20

    They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

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  • Acts 17:6

    But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

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  • Amos 7:10

    Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

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  • Acts 24:5

    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

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  • Jeremiah 26:8–9

    and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!

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  • Jeremiah 38:4

    Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”

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