1 Kings 18:40 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 18:40

Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 18:40 (373)

"Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishon, and cut their throats there." There is no doubt that the people rose against the prophets of shame and brought them before Elijah. But it is not entirely clear who killed them. The Scripture says that Elijah …

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Elijah said - He takes the opportunity, whilst the peoples hearts were warm with the fresh sense of this great miracle. The brook Kishon - That their blood might be poured into that river, and thence conveyed into the sea, and might not defile the holy land.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If Jehovah be the true God, Baal is a false God, to whom these Israelites had revolted, and seduced others to the worship of him; and therefore, by the express law of God, they were to be put to death, Deut. xiii.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאמֶר֩	vai.yo.Mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ	'e.li.Ya.hu	Elijah	H452 →
לָהֶ֜ם	la.Hem	to them
תִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀	tif.Su	seize	H8610 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
נְבִיאֵ֣י	ne.vi.'Ei	[the] prophets of	H5030 →
הַבַּ֗עַל	ha.Ba.'al	<the> Baal	H1168 →
אִ֛ישׁ	'ish	anyone	H376 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
יִמָּלֵ֥ט	yi.ma.Let	he escape	H4422 →
מֵהֶ֖ם	me.Hem	of them
וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּם	vai.yit.pe.Sum	and they seized them	H8610 →
וַיּוֹרִדֵ֤ם	vai.yo.ri.Dem	and he brought down them	H3381 →
אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙	'e.li.Ya.hu	Elijah	H452 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
נַ֣חַל	Na.chal	[the] wadi of	H5158 →
קִישׁ֔וֹן	ki.Shon	Kishon	H7028 →
וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם	vai.yish.cha.Tem	and he slaughtered them	H7819 →
שָֽׁם׃	Sham	there	H8033 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 18:20
But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 13:1–5
  If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
- Jeremiah 27:15
  For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name; therefore I will banish you, and you will perish—you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
- Jeremiah 28:15–17
  Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
- Matthew 7:15
  Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Jeremiah 23:31
  “Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”
Through
Judges 4:7
And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
leads to
- Psalms 83:9–10
  Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 38:10–16
  This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Through
Judges 5:21
The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!
leads to
- Judges 4:7
  And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”