1 Kings 18:39

And all the people fell upon their faces, and said, Truly the Lord is God; he is God.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

In Context

38Then fire fell from the Lord out of heaven, and devoured the whole burnt offerings, and the wood and the water that was in the trench, and the fire licked up the stones and the earth.

40And Eliu said to the people, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Eliu brings them down to the brook Kisson, and he killed them there.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:2I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

1 Kings 18:21And Eliu drew near to them all: and Eliu said to them, How long will you⌃ halt on both + 18:21 Gr. the hams, from γόνν, the knee. feet? if the Lord be God, follow him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered not a word.

1 Kings 20:13And two men, sons of transgressors, came in, and sat opposite him, and bore witness against him, saying, You have blessed God and the king. And they led him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, and he died.

2 Chronicles 7:3And all the children of Israel saw the fire descending, and the glory of the Lord was upon the house: and they fell upon their face to the ground on the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord; for it is good to do so, because his mercy endures for ever.

Psalms 50:7You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: you shall wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. 1

Ezekiel 20:5and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord; From the day that I chose the house of Israel, and became known to the seed of the house of Jacob, and was known to them in the land of Egypt, and helped them with my hand, saying, I am the Lord your God;

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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