1 Kings 18:19
And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of + 18:19 Heb. Baal. See Jer. 11:13 Hos. 9:10. shame four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, that eat at Jezabel's table.
LXX2012 (US English)
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20And Achaab sent to all Israel, and gathered all the prophets to mount Carmel.
Cross References
Joshua 19:26and Elimelech, and Amiel, and Maasa, and the lot will border on Carmel westward, and on Sion, and Labanath.
1 Kings 15:13And he removed Ana his mother from being queen, forasmuch as she + 15:13 Gr. made. gathered a meeting in her grove: and Asa cut down her retreats, and burnt them with fire in the brook of Kedron.
1 Kings 18:22And Eliu said to the people, I am left, the + 18:22 Or, quite alone. only one prophet of the Lord; and the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men, and the prophets of the groves four hundred.
1 Kings 19:1And Achaab told Jezabel his wife all that Eliu had done, and how he had slain the prophets with the sword.
2 Kings 2:25And he went thence to mount Carmel, and returned thence to Samaria.
2 Kings 9:22And it came to pass when Joram saw Ju, that he said, Is it peace, Ju? And Ju said, How can it be peace? as yet there are the whoredoms of your mother Jezabel, and her abundant witchcrafts.
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 →