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1 Kings 18:31

ElijahIsrael

29 Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.

30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.

And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”

32 And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

33 Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,

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BSB
And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
KJV
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
WEB
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
ASV
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah came, saying, Israel shall be thy name.
DARBY
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Jehovah came saying, Israel shall be thy name;
BLB
And Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of YHWH had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
ÅB
Og Elias tok tolv steiner etter tallet på Jakobs barns stammer, han til hvem Herrens ord var kommet og hadde lydt slik: Israel skal være ditt navn.
OTB
Så tok Elia tolv steiner, som representerte antallet av Jakobs sønners stammer, til hvem Herrens ord hadde kommet, og sagt: "Israel skal være ditt navn."
B1930
Og Elias tok tolv stener efter tallet på Jakobs barns stammer, han til hvem Herrens ord var kommet og hadde lydt således: Israel skal være ditt navn.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 17:34

    To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.

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  • Genesis 35:10

    And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.

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  • Genesis 32:28

    Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

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  • Joshua 4:3–4

    and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

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  • Joshua 4:20

    And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

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  • Genesis 33:20

    There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

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  • Ezra 6:17

    For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.

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  • Ephesians 4:4–6

    There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

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