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Ferrar Fentons 'Holy Bible in Modern English. All spelling, punctuation and formatting maintained through-out. Verse ordering follows the King James version for clarity and necessary organization of the verses.

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RF KI1 18:1 (B.C. 906.) Eliah ordered to meet Ahab.
When many days had passed, the message of the EVER-LIVING came to Eliah in the third year to say, "Go, see, Akhab; when I will give rain on the face of the ground."
RF KI1 18:2 He went therefore to see Akhab. The famine was by now terrible in Shomeron;
RF KI1 18:3 Eliah meets Obadiah on the way.
and Akhab had summoned Obadiah who was over his palace, (although Obadiah reverenced the EVER-LIVING greatly,
RF KI1 18:4 and when Aisabel cut off the Preachers of the EVER-LIVING, Obadiah took a hundred Preachers and hid them by fifty in a cave and supplied them with bread and water),
RF KI1 18:5 and Akhab said to Obadiah, "Go through the country to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find verdure that may keep the horses and mules alive, and so not be deprived of cattle."
RF KI1 18:6 They consequently divided the country between them for exploration. Akhab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself;
RF KI1 18:7 and while Obadiah was on his road Eliah approached him, when he dismounted and fell on his face, and exclaimed. "Are you here, my lord, Eliah?"
RF KI1 18:8 And he replied, "I am! Go, and tell your Prince, 'Eliah is here!'"
RF KI1 18:9 But he answered, "How have I offended you,—that you should put your servant into the hand of Akhab to kill me?
RF KI1 18:10 By the life of your EVER-LIVING GOD! there is not a tribe or district where my Prince has not sent to seek you. When they said, He is not residing in this district, or this tribe,' then he asked an oath from the district or tribe that you could not be found there:
RF KI1 18:11 and now you say to me, 'Go! Tell your Prince Eliah is here!'
RF KI1 18:12 But it may be, whilst I am going from you to my Prince that the Spirit of the EVER-LIVING will carry you to—I know not where! And I having gone to inform Akhab, and he not finding you, will kill me;—yet your servant has reverenced the EVER-LIVING from my youth.
RF KI1 18:13 Has it not been related to my Master what I did when Aisabel murdered the Preachers of the EVER-LIVING; how I hid a hundred of the EVER-LIVING'S Preachers by fifties in caves, and provided them with bread and water?
RF KI1 18:14 Yet now you say to me Go! Tell your Prince Eliah is here '—when he will kill me."
RF KI1 18:15 Eliah, however, answered him, "By the life of the EVER-LIVING POWER, before whose face I stand, I will see him now!"
RF KI1 18:16 Then Obadiah went to find Akhab and inform him, and Ahab came to find Eliah,
RF KI1 18:17 and when Akhab met Eliah, Akhab said to him, "Is this the troubler of Israel?"
RF KI1 18:18 But he replied, "I do not trouble Israel I but yourself and your father's house, by forsaking the commands of the EVER-LIVING, and walking after Balim.—
RF KI1 18:19 Now, however, collect to me all Israel at Mount Karmel, with four hundred and fifty Preachers of Bal, and the four hundred of the Preachers of the Shrines who dine at the table of Aisabel."
RF KI1 18:20 (B.C. 906.) The Priests of Baal and Mount Karmel.
Akhab in consequence sent to all Israel and collected the Preachers upon Mount Karmel,
RF KI1 18:21 where Eliah came to the people and asked, "For how long will you swing between two parties? If the EVER-LIVING is GOD,—follow Him. But if Bal, follow him." But the people did not answer a word.
RF KI1 18:22 Eliah consequently said to the People; "Separate the Preachers of the EVER-LIVING from the four hundred and fifty Preachers of Bal,
RF KI1 18:23 and give us two bullocks, and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it up, and place it upon wood, but put no fire to it; and I will offer the other bullock and lay it upon wood, but put no, fire to it.
RF KI1 18:24 Then I will call upon the name of the EVER-LIVING;—and HE is the GOD Who answers by fire;—HE is the GOD." And all the people replied, "It is a good idea."
RF KI1 18:25 Eliah then said to the Preachers of Bal, "Choose one of the bullocks for yourselves, and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your GOD, but put no fire to it."
RF KI1 18:26 So they took the bullock given to them, and prepared it, and called on the name of Bal from daybreak until noon, saying, "Bal, answer us!" But no voice came, or answered. Then they leaped upon the altar which they had made.
RF KI1 18:27 When noon came, Eliah ridiculed them, and said, "Call with a louder voice,—for he is a GOD! Perhaps he is talking:? or perhaps he is hunting? or perhaps alone on a journey? or it may be he is asleep?—and he must be awakened!"
RF KI1 18:28 They therefore called with a louder voice, and gashed themselves with knives and hooks, as they are accustomed to do, until their blood poured from them.
RF KI1 18:29 But when noon had passed, and they approached to the offering of the present,—there was neither a sound, nor an answer, nor any attention.
RF KI1 18:30 (B.C. 906.) Eliah calls the people to him.
Then Eliah said to all the people, "Come near me." And all the people came to him, and he raised an altar to the EVER-LIVING.
RF KI1 18:31 Next Eliah took twelve stones, for the number of the Tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom came the message of the EVER-LIVING, saying, "Your name shall be Israel,"
RF KI1 18:32 and built with those stones an altar to the name of the EVER-LIVING, and made a trench round the altar, of the capacity of two saths 1 of grain,
RF KI1 18:33 and spread the wood, and divided the bullock, and laid it upon the wood. Then he said, "Fill four casks with water, and pour them over the offering and the wood."
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1 Probably capable of holding two hogsheads.
RF KI1 18:34 Then he said, "Repeat them!" and they repeated them. But he added "Triple it."
RF KI1 18:35 So they tripled it; and the water ran round the altar, and also filled the trench with water, and the trench overflowed to the Altar.
RF KI1 18:36 Eliah's Prayer.
Then Eliah the Preacher approached, and said: "EVER-LIVING GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to-day let it be known that You are GOD in Israel; that I am Your servant, and that I have done by Your command all these things.—
RF KI1 18:37 Answer, EVER-LIVING! Answer! When these people will know that You are the EVER-LIVING GOD, and that You would turn their hearts after You.'
RF KI1 18:38 And the fire from the EVER-LIVING fell upon and devoured the Offering and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench!
RF KI1 18:39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and exclaimed "The EVER-LIVING, He is the GOD! The EVER-LIVING, He is the GOD!"
RF KI1 18:40 But Eliah answered them, "Seize the Preachers of Baal, every one: let not one of them escape!" So they seized them;—and Eliah led them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there!
RF KI1 18:41 Eliah then said to Akhab, "Go on,—eat and drink, for there is a murmuring sound of rain."
RF KI1 18:42 Akhab consequently went up and ate and drank, while Eliah went to the top of Karmel and bowed himself earthward, and put his face between his knees,
RF KI1 18:43 and said to his attendant, "Go up now, and look out towards the sea." So he went up and looked out, and reported, "There is nothing whatever!" But he replied, "Return seven times!"
RF KI1 18:44 And at the seventh he reported, "I see a little cloud like a man's hand coming up from the sea." Then he said, "Go, and tell Akhab, 'Turn and descend,—or the rain will prevent you.'"
RF KI1 18:45 And between this and that the skies became dark with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain, and Akhab mounted and went to Jezral,—
RF KI1 18:46 but the hand of the EVER-LIVING was upon Eliah, and he girt up his loins and ran before Akhab to the entrance of Jezral.




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AKJV ROM 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?



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