Much later, in the third year,ain the third year Of the drought; see 17.1. the word of GOD came to Elijah: “Go, appear before Ahab; then I will send rain upon the earth.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויהי
31
ימים
100
רבים
252
ודבריהוה
238
היה
20
אלאליהו
83
בשנה
357
השלישית
1055
לאמר
271
לך
50
הראה
211
אלאחאב
43
ואתנה
462
מטר
249
עלפני
240
האדמה
55
I Kings 18:2
Gematria: 1799
וילךאליהולהראותאלאחאבוהרעבחזקבשמרון
Thereupon Elijah set out to appear before Ahab.The famine was severe in Samaria.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וילך
66
אליהו
52
להראות
642
אלאחאב
43
והרעב
283
חזק
115
בשמרון
598
I Kings 18:3
Gematria: 2281
ויקראאחאבאלעבדיהואשרעלהביתועבדיהוהיהיראאתיהוהמאד
Ahab had summoned Obadiah, the steward of the palace. (Obadiah revered GOD greatly.
When Jezebel was killing off the prophets of GOD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and provided them with food and drink.)
And Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water and to all the wadis. Perhaps we shall find some grass to keep horses and mules alive, so that we are not left without beasts.”
Obadiah was on the road, when Elijah suddenly confronted him. [Obadiah] recognized him and flung himself on his face, saying, “Is that you, my lord Elijah?”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויהי
31
עבדיהו
97
בדרך
226
והנה
66
אליהו
52
לקראתו
737
ויכרהו
247
ויפל
126
עלפניו
246
ויאמר
257
האתה
411
זה
12
אדני
65
אליהו
52
I Kings 18:8
Gematria: 872
ויאמרלואנילךאמרלאדניךהנהאליהו
“Yes, it is I,” he answered. “Go tell your lord: Elijah is here!”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויאמר
257
לו
36
אני
61
לך
50
אמר
241
לאדניך
115
הנה
60
אליהו
52
I Kings 18:9
Gematria: 2736
ויאמרמהחטאתיכיאתהנתןאתעבדךבידאחאבלהמיתני
But he said, “What wrong have I done, that you should hand your servant over to Ahab to be killed?
As the ETERNAL your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent to look for you; and when they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that you could not be found.
Word-by-Word Analysis
חי
18
יהוה
26
אלהיך
66
אםישגוי
370
וממלכה
141
אשר
501
לאשלח
369
אדני
65
שם
340
לבקשך
452
ואמרו
253
אין
61
והשביע
393
אתהממלכה
541
ואתהגוי
431
כי
30
לא
31
ימצאכה
166
I Kings 18:11
Gematria: 1646
ועתהאתהאמרלךאמרלאדניךהנהאליהו
And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord: Elijah is here!’
When I leave you, the spirit of GOD will carry you off I don’t know where; and when I come and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. Yet your servant has revered GOD from my youth.
My lord has surely been told what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of GOD, how I hid a hundred of the prophets of GOD, fifty to a cave, and provided them with food and drink.
Word-by-Word Analysis
הלאהגד
48
לאדני
95
את
401
אשרעשיתי
1291
בהרג
210
איזבל
50
את
401
נביאי
73
יהוה
26
ואחבא
18
מנביאי
113
יהוה
26
מאה
46
איש
311
חמשים
398
חמשים
398
איש
311
במערה
317
ואכלכלם
147
לחם
78
ומים
96
I Kings 18:14
Gematria: 1980
ועתהאתהאמרלךאמרלאדניךהנהאליהווהרגניס
And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord: Elijah is here.’ Why, he will kill me!”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועתה
481
אתה
406
אמר
241
לך
50
אמר
241
לאדניך
115
הנה
60
אליהו
52
והרגניס
334
I Kings 18:15
Gematria: 2398
ויאמראליהוחייהוהצבאותאשרעמדתילפניוכיהיוםאראהאליו
Elijah replied, “As GOD of Hosts lives, whom I serve, I will appear before him this very day.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויאמר
257
אליהו
52
חי
18
יהוה
26
צבאות
499
אשר
501
עמדתי
524
לפניו
176
כי
30
היום
61
אראה
207
אליו
47
I Kings 18:16
Gematria: 1826
וילךעבדיהולקראתאחאבויגדלווילךאחאבלקראתאליהו
Obadiah went to find Ahab, and informed him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וילך
66
עבדיהו
97
לקראת
731
אחאב
12
ויגדלו
59
וילך
66
אחאב
12
לקראת
731
אליהו
52
I Kings 18:17
Gematria: 2693
ויהיכראותאחאבאתאליהוויאמראחאבאליוהאתהזהעכרישראל
When Ahab caught sight of Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
He retorted, “It is not I who have brought trouble on Israel, but you and your father’s House, by forsaking the commandments of GOD and going after the Baalim.
Now summon all Israel to join me at Mount Carmel, together with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”bwho eat at Jezebel’s table I.e., who are maintained by Jezebel.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועתה
481
שלח
338
קבץ
192
אלי
41
אתכלישראל
992
אלהר
236
הכרמל
295
ואתנביאי
480
הבעל
107
ארבע
273
מאות
447
וחמשים
404
ונביאי
79
האשרה
511
ארבע
273
מאות
447
אכלי
61
שלחן
388
איזבל
50
I Kings 18:20
Gematria: 2279
וישלחאחאבבכלבניישראלויקבץאתהנביאיםאלהרהכרמל
Ahab sent orders to all the Israelites and gathered the prophets at Mount Carmel.
Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you keep hopping between two opinions?cbetween two opinions Lit. “on the two boughs.” If the ETERNAL is God, then follow [the ETERNAL]; and if Baal, follow [Baal]!” But the people answered him not a word.
Let two young bulls be given to us. Let them choose one bull, cut it up, and lay it on the wood, but let them not apply fire; I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on the wood, and will not apply fire.
You will then invoke your god by name, and I will invoke GOD by name; and let us agree:dand let us agree Lit. “and it shall be.” the god who responds with fire, that one is God.” And all the people answered, “Very good!”
They took the bull that was given them; they prepared it, and invoked Baal by name from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one who responded; so they performed a hopping dance about the altar that had been set up.
When noon came, Elijah mocked them, saying, “Shout louder! After all, he is a god. But he may be in conversation, he may be detained, or he may be on a journey,eBut he may be … on a journey Meaning of Heb. uncertain. or perhaps he is asleep and will wake up.”
When noon passed, they kept ravingfkept raving In contrast to others “prophesied.” until the hour of presenting the grain offering. Still there was no sound, and no one who responded or heeded.
Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob—to whom the word of GOD had come: “Israel shall be your name”gIsrael shall be your name See Gen. 35.10.—
and with the stones he built an altar in the name of GOD. Around the altar he made a trench large enough for two seahs of seed.hlarge enough for two seahs of seed I.e., an area that would require two seahs of seed if sown. Cf. Lev. 27.16; Isa. 5.10.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויבנה
73
אתהאבנים
509
מזבח
57
בשם
342
יהוה
26
ויעש
386
תעלה
505
כבית
432
סאתים
511
זרע
277
סביב
74
למזבח
87
I Kings 18:33
Gematria: 2753
ויערךאתהעציםוינתחאתהפרוישםעלהעצים
He laid out the wood, and he cut up the bull and laid it on the wood.
And he said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it over the burnt offering and the wood.” Then he said, “Do it a second time”; and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said; and they did it a third time.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויאמר
257
מלאו
77
ארבעה
278
כדים
74
מים
90
ויצקו
212
עלהעלה
210
ועלהעצים
321
ויאמר
257
שנו
356
וישנו
372
ויאמר
257
שלשו
636
וישלשו
652
I Kings 18:35
Gematria: 1449
וילכוהמיםסביבלמזבחוגםאתהתעלהמלאמים
The water ran down around the altar, and even the trench was filled with water.
When it was time to present the grain offering, the prophet Elijah came forward and said, “O ETERNAL One, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel! Let it be known today that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your bidding.
Answer me, O ETERNAL One, answer me, that this people may know that You, O ETERNAL One, are God; for You have turned their hearts backward.”ifor You have turned their hearts backward Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal, let not a single one of them get away.” They seized them, and Elijah took them down to the Wadi Kishon and slaughtered them there.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויאמר
257
אליהו
52
להם
75
תפשו
786
אתנביאי
474
הבעל
107
איש
311
אלימלט
120
מהם
85
ויתפשום
842
ויורדם
266
אליהו
52
אלנחל
119
קישון
466
וישחטם
373
שם
340
I Kings 18:41
Gematria: 1833
ויאמראליהולאחאבעלהאכלושתהכיקולהמוןהגשם
Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a rumbling of [approaching] rain,”
And he said to his servant, “Go up and look toward the Sea.” He went up and looked and reported, “There is nothing.” Seven times [Elijah] said, “Go back,”
and the seventh time, [the servant] reported, “A cloud as small as a person’s hand is rising in the west.” Then [Elijah] said, “Go say to Ahab, ‘Hitch up [your chariot] and go down before the rain stops you.’”
GOD’s hand had come upon Elijah. He tied up his skirtsjHe tied up his skirts Lit. “He bound up his loins.” and ran in front of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.