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.
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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.
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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.
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And he said: 'Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.' 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.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 18:34 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:21 Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 18:34 And he said, Do [it] the second…
1Ki 18:34 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.
Ver. 34. Do it the third time.] The twelve barrels might also point to the same thing as the twelve stones. {1Ki 18:31}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And it came to pass, at the time of…
And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice,.... Which the people of God at Jerusalem were now attending to:
that Elijah the prophet came near; to the altar he had built, and on which he had laid the sacrifice:
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and said; in prayer to God:
Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the covenant God of the ancestors of his people, though they had now so fully departed from him:
let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel; and that there is no other:
and that I am thy servant; a true worshipper of him, and his faithful prophet and minister:
and that I have done all these things at thy word; restrained rain from the earth for some years past, and now had convened Israel, and the false prophets, together, that by a visible sign from heaven it might be known who was the true God; all which he did not of himself, but by the impulse, direction, and, commandment of the Lord.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Time. So that the wood was less disposed to…
Time. So that the wood was less disposed to catch fire. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he said, Do it the second time. And…
And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. Heb. Repeat, and they repeated. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. (See note on 1Ki_17:21)
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