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1 Kings 18:24

Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”

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ASV

And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.Temand you will callH7121 →
בְּשֵׁ֣םbe.Shemon [the] name ofH8034 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.Khemgod yourH430 →
וַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH589 →
אֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'I will callH7121 →
בְשֵׁם־ve.shem-on [the] name ofH8034 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְהָיָ֧הve.ha.Yahand he will beH1961 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.Himthe godH430 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
יַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.Nehhe will answerH6030 →
בָאֵ֖שׁva.'Eshby <the> fireH784 →
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anand it answeredH6030 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
ט֥וֹבTov[is] goodH2896 →
הַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.Varthe wordH1697 →

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Genesis 4:26And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.1 Kings 18:38Then 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.1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”1 Chronicles 21:26And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.Psalms 108:6Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.Leviticus 9:24Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.2 Chronicles 7:3When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”1 Kings 18:37Answer 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.”Jeremiah 27:18If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.Judges 6:21Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.1 Kings 18:26And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.Genesis 4:4while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,Isaiah 39:8But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”2 Samuel 14:19So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.

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The Prophets of Baal Are Slaughtered — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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