1 Kings 18:34

And he said: Fill four buckets with water, and pour it upon the burnt offering, and upon the wood. And again he said: Do the same the second time. And when they had done it the second time, he said: Do the same also the third time. And they did so the third time.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 laid the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it upon the wood.

35And the water run round about the altar, and the trench was filled with water.

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 8:21For we forecast what may be good not only before God, but also before 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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