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Chapter 18
And
it
came
to
pass
after
many
days,
that
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Elijah
in
the
third
year,
saying,
Go,
shew
thyself
unto
Ahab;
and
I
will
send
rain
upon
the
earth.
2
And
Elijah
went
to
shew
himself
unto
Ahab.
And
there
was
a
sore
famine
in
Samaria.
3
And
Ahab
called
Obadiah,
which
was
the
governor
of
his
house.
(Now
Obadiah
feared
the
Lord
greatly:
4
For
it
was
so,
when
Jezebel
cut
off
the
prophets
of
the
Lord,
that
Obadiah
took
an
hundred
prophets,
and
hid
them
by
fifty
in
a
cave,
and
fed
them
with
bread
and
water.)
5
And
Ahab
said
unto
Obadiah,
Go
into
the
land,
unto
all
fountains
of
water,
and
unto
all
brooks:
peradventure
we
may
find
grass
to
save
the
horses
and
mules
alive,
that
we
lose
not
all
the
beasts.
6
So
they
divided
the
land
between
them
to
pass
throughout
it:
Ahab
went
one
way
by
himself,
and
Obadiah
went
another
way
by
himself.
7
And
as
Obadiah
was
in
the
way,
behold,
Elijah
met
him:
and
he
knew
him,
and
fell
on
his
face,
and
said,
Art
thou
that
my
lord
Elijah?
8
And
he
answered
him,
I
am:
go,
tell
thy
lord,
Behold,
Elijah
is
here.
9
And
he
said,
What
have
I
sinned,
that
thou
wouldest
deliver
thy
servant
into
the
hand
of
Ahab,
to
slay
me?
10
As
the
Lord
thy
God
liveth,
there
is
no
nation
or
kingdom,
whither
my
lord
hath
not
sent
to
seek
thee:
and
when
they
said,
He
is
not
there;
he
took
an
oath
of
the
kingdom
and
nation,
that
they
found
thee
not.
11
And
now
thou
sayest,
Go,
tell
thy
lord,
Behold,
Elijah
is
here.
12
And
it
shall
come
to
pass,
as
soon
as
I
am
gone
from
thee,
that
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
shall
carry
thee
whither
I
know
not;
and
so
when
I
come
and
tell
Ahab,
and
he
cannot
find
thee,
he
shall
slay
me:
but
I
thy
servant
fear
the
Lord
from
my
youth.
13
Was
it
not
told
my
lord
what
I
did
when
Jezebel
slew
the
prophets
of
the
Lord,
how
I
hid
an
hundred
men
of
the
Lord’s
prophets
by
fifty
in
a
cave,
and
fed
them
with
bread
and
water?
14
And
now
thou
sayest,
Go,
tell
thy
lord,
Behold,
Elijah
is
here:
and
he
shall
slay
me.
15
And
Elijah
said,
As
the
Lord
of
hosts
liveth,
before
whom
I
stand,
I
will
surely
shew
myself
unto
him
to
day.
16
So
Obadiah
went
to
meet
Ahab,
and
told
him:
and
Ahab
went
to
meet
Elijah.
17
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
Ahab
saw
Elijah,
that
Ahab
said
unto
him,
Art
thou
he
that
troubleth
Israel?
18
And
he
answered,
I
have
not
troubled
Israel;
but
thou,
and
thy
father’s
house,
in
that
ye
have
forsaken
the
commandments
of
the
Lord,
and
thou
hast
followed
Baalim.
19
Now
therefore
send,
and
gather
to
me
all
Israel
unto
mount
Carmel,
and
the
prophets
of
Baal
four
hundred
and
fifty,
and
the
prophets
of
the
groves
four
hundred,
which
eat
at
Jezebel’s
table.
20
So
Ahab
sent
unto
all
the
children
of
Israel,
and
gathered
the
prophets
together
unto
mount
Carmel.
21
And
Elijah
came
unto
all
the
people,
and
said,
How
long
halt
ye
between
two
opinions?
if
the
Lord
be
God,
follow
him:
but
if
Baal,
then
follow
him.
And
the
people
answered
him
not
a
word.
22
Then
said
Elijah
unto
the
people,
I,
even
I
only,
remain
a
prophet
of
the
Lord;
but
Baal’s
prophets
are
four
hundred
and
fifty
men.
23
Let
them
therefore
give
us
two
bullocks;
and
let
them
choose
one
bullock
for
themselves,
and
cut
it
in
pieces,
and
lay
it
on
wood,
and
put
no
fire
under:
and
I
will
dress
the
other
bullock,
and
lay
it
on
wood,
and
put
no
fire
under:
24
And
call
ye
on
the
name
of
your
gods,
and
I
will
call
on
the
name
of
the
Lord:
and
the
God
that
answereth
by
fire,
let
him
be
God.
And
all
the
people
answered
and
said,
It
is
well
spoken.
25
And
Elijah
said
unto
the
prophets
of
Baal,
Choose
you
one
bullock
for
yourselves,
and
dress
it
first;
for
ye
are
many;
and
call
on
the
name
of
your
gods,
but
put
no
fire
under.
26
And
they
took
the
bullock
which
was
given
them,
and
they
dressed
it,
and
called
on
the
name
of
Baal
from
morning
even
until
noon,
saying,
O
Baal,
hear
us.
But
there
was
no
voice,
nor
any
that
answered.
And
they
leaped
upon
the
altar
which
was
made.
27
And
it
came
to
pass
at
noon,
that
Elijah
mocked
them,
and
said,
Cry
aloud:
for
he
is
a
god;
either
he
is
talking,
or
he
is
pursuing,
or
he
is
in
a
journey,
or
peradventure
he
sleepeth,
and
must
be
awaked.
28
And
they
cried
aloud,
and
cut
themselves
after
their
manner
with
knives
and
lancets,
till
the
blood
gushed
out
upon
them.
29
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
midday
was
past,
and
they
prophesied
until
the
time
of
the
offering
of
the
evening
sacrifice,
that
there
was
neither
voice,
nor
any
to
answer,
nor
any
that
regarded.
30
And
Elijah
said
unto
all
the
people,
Come
near
unto
me.
And
all
the
people
came
near
unto
him.
And
he
repaired
the
altar
of
the
Lord
that
was
broken
down.
31
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:
32
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.
33
And
he
put
the
wood
in
order,
and
cut
the
bullock
in
pieces,
and
laid
him
on
the
wood,
and
said,
Fill
four
barrels
with
water,
and
pour
it
on
the
burnt
sacrifice,
and
on
the
wood.
34
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.
35
And
the
water
ran
round
about
the
altar;
and
he
filled
the
trench
also
with
water.
36
And
it
came
to
pass
at
the
time
of
the
offering
of
the
evening
sacrifice,
that
Elijah
the
prophet
came
near,
and
said,
Lord
God
of
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
of
Israel,
let
it
be
known
this
day
that
thou
art
God
in
Israel,
and
that
I
am
thy
servant,
and
that
I
have
done
all
these
things
at
thy
word.
37
Hear
me,
O
Lord,
hear
me,
that
this
people
may
know
that
thou
art
the
Lord
God,
and
that
thou
hast
turned
their
heart
back
again.
38
Then
the
fire
of
the
Lord
fell,
and
consumed
the
burnt
sacrifice,
and
the
wood,
and
the
stones,
and
the
dust,
and
licked
up
the
water
that
was
in
the
trench.
39
And
when
all
the
people
saw
it,
they
fell
on
their
faces:
and
they
said,
The
Lord,
he
is
the
God;
the
Lord,
he
is
the
God.
40
And
Elijah
said
unto
them,
Take
the
prophets
of
Baal;
let
not
one
of
them
escape.
And
they
took
them:
and
Elijah
brought
them
down
to
the
brook
Kishon,
and
slew
them
there.
41
And
Elijah
said
unto
Ahab,
Get
thee
up,
eat
and
drink;
for
there
is
a
sound
of
abundance
of
rain.
42
So
Ahab
went
up
to
eat
and
to
drink.
And
Elijah
went
up
to
the
top
of
Carmel;
and
he
cast
himself
down
upon
the
earth,
and
put
his
face
between
his
knees,
43
And
said
to
his
servant,
Go
up
now,
look
toward
the
sea.
And
he
went
up,
and
looked,
and
said,
There
is
nothing.
And
he
said,
Go
again
seven
times.
44
And
it
came
to
pass
at
the
seventh
time,
that
he
said,
Behold,
there
ariseth
a
little
cloud
out
of
the
sea,
like
a
man’s
hand.
And
he
said,
Go
up,
say
unto
Ahab,
Prepare
thy
chariot,
and
get
thee
down,
that
the
rain
stop
thee
not.
45
And
it
came
to
pass
in
the
mean
while,
that
the
heaven
was
black
with
clouds
and
wind,
and
there
was
a
great
rain.
And
Ahab
rode,
and
went
to
Jezreel.
46
And
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
on
Elijah;
and
he
girded
up
his
loins,
and
ran
before
Ahab
to
the
entrance
of
Jezreel.
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