1 Kings 19:18 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 19:18

Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Yet will I leave me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

KJV

Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel,.... From perishing by the sword of either of them: all the knees which have not bowed to Baal; that is, had not worshipped him, which was signified by this gesture: and every mouth which hath not kissed him; either the image of Baal itself, or the hand, in reverence of him; which rites, one or other, or both, were used by his worshippers; See Gill on Hos 13:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In times of the greatest degeneracy and apostasy God has always had, and will have, a remnant faithful to him, some that keep their integrity and do not go down the stream. The apostle mentions this answer of God to Elijah ( Rom. xi. 4 ) and applies it to his own day, when the Jews generally rejected the gospel.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Seven thousand in Israel - That is, many thousands; for seven is a number of perfection, as we have often seen: so, The barren has borne seven - has had a numerous off-spring; Gold seven times purified - purified till all the dross is perfectly separated from it. The court and multitudes of the people had gone after Baal; but perhaps the majority of the common people still worshipped in secret the God of their fathers.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥י	ve.hish.'ar.Ti	and I will leave	H7604 →
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	ve.Yis.ra.'El	among Israel	H3478 →
שִׁבְעַ֣ת	shiv.'At	seven	H7651 →
אֲלָפִ֑ים	'a.la.Fim	thousand<s>	H505 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַבִּרְכַּ֗יִם	ha.bir.Ka.yim	the knees	H1290 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
כָֽרְעוּ֙	kha.re.'U	they have bowed down	H3766 →
לַבַּ֔עַל	la.Ba.'al	to <the> Baal	H1168 →
וְכָ֨ל־	ve.khol	and every	H3605 →
הַפֶּ֔ה	ha.Peh	<the> mouth	H6310 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
נָשַׁ֖ק	na.Shak	it has kissed	H5401 →
לֽוֹ׃	lo	<to> it

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
Philippians 2:10
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
leads to
- Isaiah 45:23–25
  By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
- Matthew 28:18
  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Revelation 5:13–14
  And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to…
- Hebrews 1:6
  And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
- Romans 14:10–11
  Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
Through
Isaiah 1:9
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
leads to
- Romans 9:29
  It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
- Isaiah 37:31–32
  And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.
- Genesis 19:24
  Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.