1 Kings 18:33

He put the wood in place, cut the bull into pieces, and laid it on the wood. Then he told them, “Fill up four large jars with water and pour it over the offering and the wood.”

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In The King James Version

And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.

In Context

32With the stones he built an altar in the Lord's name. He dug a ditch around it that could hold two seahs of seed.

34“Do it again,” he said. So they did. “Do it for a third time,” he said. So they did it for the third time.

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Cross References

Leviticus 1:6Then you are to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.

Judges 6:20The angel of God told him, “Place the meat and the unleavened bread on this rock and pour the broth over them.” So Gideon did.

Daniel 3:25“Look!” he cried out. “How is it that I can see four men, not tied up, walking around in the fire and not being burned? And the fourth one looks like a god!”

John 19:33but when they came to Jesus they saw he was already dead, so they didn't break his legs.

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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