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1 Kings 18:40

American Standard Version

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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1 Kings 18:40 in other translations

Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!”
They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.

1 Kings 18:40 · World English Bible

1 Kings 18:40 in context

  1. 38Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
  2. 39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.
  3. 40And 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.
  4. 41And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.
  5. 42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.