1 Kings 19:12 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 19:12

After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and after the earthquake a fire; but Jehovah was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

KJV

And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A still small voice - literally, “a sound of soft stillness.” The teaching is a condemnation of that “zeal” which Elijah had gloried in, a zeal exhibiting itself in fierce and terrible vengeances, and an exaltation and recommendation of that mild and gentle temper, which “beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” But it was so contrary to the whole character of the stern, harsh, unsparing Tishbite, that it could have found no ready entrance into his heart.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Faith comes by hearing the word of God; miracles do but make way for it. [3.] Then God spoke to his people with terror; but in the gospel of Christ, which was to be introduced by the spirit and power of Elias, he would speak by a still small voice, the dread of which should not make us afraid; see Heb. xii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1668: “The Still Small Voice” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1882)

ELIJAH, no doubt, expected that after the wonderful display of God's power on Carmel the nation would give up its idols and would turn unto the only living and true God. Had they not confessed as with a voice of thunder, "Jehovah, He is the God! Jehovah, He is the God!"? The Prophet trusted that the heart of Ahab might, perhaps, be touched and possibly, through him, the heart of Jezebel. If she did not become converted, at least the manifest interposition of Jehovah might check her hand from future persecution.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַחַ֤ר	ve.'a.Char	and [was] after	H310 →
הָרַ֙עַשׁ֙	ha.Ra.'ash	the earthquake	H7494 →
אֵ֔שׁ	'Esh	a fire	H784 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
בָאֵ֖שׁ	va.'Esh	[was] in the fire	H784 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְאַחַ֣ר	ve.'a.Char	and [was] after	H310 →
הָאֵ֔שׁ	ha.'Esh	the fire	H784 →
ק֖וֹל	Kol	a sound of	H6963 →
דְּמָמָ֥ה	de.ma.Mah	a whisper	H1827 →
דַקָּֽה׃	da.Kah	soft	H1851 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

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
Zechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:7–8
  “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4–5
  The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- 1 Corinthians 2:4–5
  My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
- Psalms 33:16
  No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Isaiah 11:2–4
  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
Through
Job 33:7
Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
leads to
- Job 13:21
  Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
Through
Deuteronomy 4:33
Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
leads to
- Judges 6:22
  When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”
- Deuteronomy 5:24
  and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live…