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1 Kings 18:35

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.

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.

37 Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”

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BSB
So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
KJV
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
WEB
The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.
ASV
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
DARBY
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
BLB
And the water ran around the altar, and even the trench he filled with water.
ÅB
Og vannet fløt rundt om alteret, og han fylte også grøften med vann.
OTB
Så rant vannet rundt alteret, og han fylte også grøften med vann.
B1930
Og vannet fløt rundt om alteret, og han fylte også grøften med vann.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 18:32

    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.

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  • 1 Kings 18:38

    Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.

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