1 Kings 18:21
And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
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20So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
Cross References
Genesis 44:16And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord`s bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.
Deuteronomy 4:35Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that Jehovah he is God; there is none else besides him.
Joshua 24:23Now therefore put away, [said he], the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.
1 Kings 18:39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.
1 Chronicles 17:26And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:
Job 40:4Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:18-21
Elijah's Interview with Ahab. ( b. c. 906.) 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord , and thou hast followed Baalim. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 20 So… Read the whole commentary →