1 Kings 18:33

and he put in order the wood,—and cut in pieces the bullock, and laid upon the wood. Then said he—Fill four pitchers with water, and pour out upon the ascending-sacrifice, and upon the wood. And they did so.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

32and built, with the stones, an altar, in the name of Yahweh,—and he made a trench, as large as would contain two measures of seed, round about the altar;

34And 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.

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Cross References

Leviticus 1:6Then shall he flay the ascending-sacrifice,—and cut it up into its pieces.

Judges 6:20And the messenger of God said unto him—Take the flesh and the cakes, and set them on this crag, and, the broth, do thou pour out. And he did so.

Daniel 3:25He answered and said, Lo! I, see four men, unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and, injury, there is not in them, and, the appearance of the fourth, is like to a son of the gods!

John 19:33but coming, unto Jesus, when they saw that, already, he was dead, they brake not 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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