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1 Kings 18:33

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He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood.”

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1 Kings 18:33 in other translations

And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.

1 Kings 18:33 · American Standard Version

1 Kings 18:33 in context

  1. 31Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Yahweh’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
  2. 32With the stones he built an altar in Yahweh’s name. He made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
  3. 33He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood.”
  4. 34He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time;” and they did it the third time.
  5. 35The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.