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1 Kings 18:32

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.

31 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.”

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,

34 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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BSB
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.
KJV
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
WEB
With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
ASV
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
DARBY
and with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah, and made a trench round about the altar, of the capacity of two measures of seed;
BLB
And he built with the stones an altar in the name of YHWH, and he made a trench like the house of two seahs of seed around the altar.
ÅB
Og han bygget av steinene et alter i Herrens navn og gjorde en grøft rundt om alteret så stor som til omkring to måls utsæd.
OTB
Og med steinene bygde han et alter i Herrens navn; og han laget en grøft rundt alteret, stor nok til å romme to mål med såkorn.
B1930
Og han bygget av stenene et alter i Herrens navn og gjorde en grøft rundt om alteret så stor som til omkring to måls utsæd.

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Cross references

  • Colossians 3:17

    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

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  • Exodus 20:24–25

    You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:31

    So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

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  • Judges 21:4

    The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:17

    Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

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  • Judges 6:26

    Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.”

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  • 1 Samuel 7:9

    Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

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