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1 Kings 18:34

Faith

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,

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.

35 So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

36 At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

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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.
KJV
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.
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.
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.
BLB
And he said, “Fill four pitchers, waterpots, and pour [it] on the burnt offering and on the wood.” And he said, “Do [it] a second time.” And they did [it] a second time. And he said, “Do [it] a third time.” And they did [it] a third time.
ÅB
Og han sa: Fyll fire krukker med vann og øs det ut over brennofferet og over veden! Så sa han: Gjør det en gang til! Og de gjorde det annen gang! Så sa han: Gjør det tredje gang! Og de gjorde det tredje gang.
OTB
Så sa han: "Gjør det igjen," og de gjorde det igjen. Så sa han: "Gjør det en tredje gang," og de gjorde det en tredje gang.
B1930
Og han sa: Fyll fire krukker med vann og øs det ut over brennofferet og over veden! Så sa han: Gjør det en gang til! Og de gjorde det annen gang! Så sa han: Gjør det tredje gang! Og de gjorde det tredje gang.

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 4:2

    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:21

    For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.

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