1 Kings 18:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain.

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  • Lev 9:24 : 24 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning up the offering on the altar and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they gave a loud cry, falling down on their faces.
  • Judg 6:21 : 21 Then the angel of the Lord put out the stick which was in his hand, touching the meat and the cakes with the end of it; and a flame came up out of the rock, burning up the meat and the cakes: and the angel of the Lord was seen no longer.
  • 1 Chr 21:26 : 26 And David put up an altar there to the Lord, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings with prayers to the Lord; and he gave him an answer from heaven, sending fire on the altar of burned offering.
  • 2 Chr 7:1 : 1 Now when Solomon's prayers were ended, fire came down from heaven, burning up all the offerings; and the house was full of the glory of the Lord.
  • Job 1:16 : 16 And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God came down from heaven, burning up the sheep and the goats and the young men completely, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
  • 1 Kgs 18:24 : 24 And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.
  • 2 Kgs 1:12 : 12 And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.
  • Lev 10:2 : 2 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord.
  • Gen 15:17 : 17 Then when the sun went down and it was dark, he saw a smoking fire and a flaming light which went between the parts of the bodies.
  • Isa 31:9 : 9 And his rock will come to nothing because of fear, and his chiefs will go in flight from the flag, says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his altar in Jerusalem.

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  • Lev 9:24
    82%

    24 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning up the offering on the altar and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they gave a loud cry, falling down on their faces.

  • 1 Kgs 18:39
    80%

    39 And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God.

  • 2 Chr 7:1
    76%

    1 Now when Solomon's prayers were ended, fire came down from heaven, burning up all the offerings; and the house was full of the glory of the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 18:32-37
    6 verses
    76%

    32 And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed.

    33 And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time;

    34 And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.

    35 And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.

    36 Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order.

    37 Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God, and that you have made their hearts come back again.

  • Num 16:34-35
    2 verses
    75%

    34 And all Israel round about them went in flight at their cry, For fear, said they, that we go down into the heart of the earth.

    35 Then fire came out from the Lord, burning up the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the perfume.

  • Lev 10:2
    74%

    2 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 18:23-25
    3 verses
    74%

    23 Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it.

    24 And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.

    25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under.

  • 2 Kgs 1:12
    74%

    12 And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.

  • 2 Chr 7:3
    73%

    3 And all the children of Israel were looking on when the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord was on the house; and they went down on their knees, with their faces to the earth, worshipping and praising the Lord, and saying, He is good; for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 29:7
    73%

    7 At the voice of the Lord flames of fire are seen.

  • Ps 18:8
    73%

    8 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.

  • Heb 12:29
    73%

    29 For our God is an all-burning fire.

  • Ps 106:18
    72%

    18 And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.

  • Amos 7:4
    72%

    4 This is what the Lord let me see: and I saw that the Lord God sent for a great fire to be the instrument of his punishment; and, after burning up the great deep, it was about to put an end to the Lord's heritage.

  • 1 Chr 21:26
    72%

    26 And David put up an altar there to the Lord, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings with prayers to the Lord; and he gave him an answer from heaven, sending fire on the altar of burned offering.

  • Joel 1:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 O Lord, my cry goes up to you: for fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste, and all the trees of the field are burned with its flame.

    20 The beasts of the field are turning to you with desire: for the water-streams are dry and fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste.

  • Ezek 20:48
    72%

    48 And all flesh will see that I the Lord have had it lighted: it will not be put out.

  • Num 11:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle.

    2 And the people made an outcry to Moses, and Moses made prayer to the Lord, and the fire was stopped.

    3 So that place was named Taberah, because of the fire of the Lord which had been burning among them.

  • 2 Sam 22:9
    71%

    9 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.

  • Ps 83:14
    71%

    14 As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,

  • 2 Kgs 1:10
    71%

    10 And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.

  • Ps 18:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.

    13 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.

  • 2 Kgs 1:14
    71%

    14 For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes.

  • 2 Sam 22:13
    71%

    13 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.

  • Judg 6:21
    71%

    21 Then the angel of the Lord put out the stick which was in his hand, touching the meat and the cakes with the end of it; and a flame came up out of the rock, burning up the meat and the cakes: and the angel of the Lord was seen no longer.

  • Exod 24:17
    70%

    17 And the glory of the Lord was like a flame on the top of the mountain before the eyes of the children of Israel.

  • Gen 19:24
    70%

    24 Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.

  • Isa 9:18
    70%

    18 For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

  • Isa 30:30
    70%

    30 And the Lord will send out the sound of his great voice, and they will see his arm stretched out, with the heat of his wrath, and the flame of a burning fire; with a cloud-burst, and storm, and a rain of ice.

  • Exod 19:18
    70%

    18 And all the mountain of Sinai was smoking, for the Lord had come down on it in fire: and the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a great burning; and all the mountain was shaking.

  • 1 Kgs 19:12
    70%

    12 And after the earth-shock a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, the sound of a soft breath.

  • 2 Kgs 19:18
    70%

    18 And have given their gods to the fire; for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.

  • Ezek 5:4
    70%

    4 And again take some of these and put them in the fire, burning them up in the fire; and say to all the children of Israel,

  • 1 Chr 14:12
    70%

    12 And the Philistines did not take their images with them in their flight; and at David's orders they were burned with fire.

  • 1 Kgs 13:5
    69%

    5 And the altar was broken and the burned waste on it overturned; this was the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.

  • Isa 37:19
    69%

    19 And have given their gods to the fire: for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.

  • Deut 4:24
    69%

    24 For the Lord your God is an all-burning fire, and he will not let the honour which is his be given to any other.

  • 1 Kgs 18:30
    69%

    30 Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up again the altar of the Lord which had been broken down.