1 Kings 18:34

And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

In Context

33And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time;

35And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 8:21For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:22-41

Elijah's Trial of the False Prophets; the Destruction of Baal's Prophets. ( b. c. 906.) 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it… Read the whole commentary →

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