1 Kings 18:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 18:3 : 3 And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
  • 1 Pet 2:17-18 : 17 Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king. 18 Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.

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  • 1 Kgs 18:9-18
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    87%

    9And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death?

    10By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.

    11And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.

    12And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.

    13Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water?

    14And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death.

    15And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.

    16So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.

    17And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?

    18Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.

  • 1 Kgs 18:7
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    7And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?

  • 2 Kgs 1:7-9
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    7And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?

    8And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

    9Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he went up to him where he was seated on the top of a hill, and said to him, O man of God, the king has said, Come down.

  • 2 Kgs 1:15
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    15Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him; have no fear of him. So he got up and went down with him to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 18:36-37
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    36Then 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.

    37Give 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.

  • 1 Kgs 19:13
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    13And Elijah, hearing it, went out, covering his face with his robe, and took his place in the opening of the hole. And there a voice came to him saying, What are you doing here, Elijah?

  • 2 Sam 1:7-8
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    7And looking back, he saw me and gave a cry to me. And answering him I said, Here am I.

    8And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite.

  • 1 Kgs 17:1-2
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    1And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

    2Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 19:9
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    9And there he went into a hole in the rock for the night; then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, What are you doing here, Elijah?

  • 1 Kgs 21:28
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    28Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 1:3-5
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    3But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Go now, and, meeting the men sent by the king of Samaria, say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you are going to get directions from Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?

    4Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you. Then Elijah went away.

    5And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back?

  • 1 Kgs 21:20
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    20And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 8:14
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    14Then he went away from Elisha and came in to his master, who said to him, What did Elisha say to you? And his answer was, He said that you would certainly get well.

  • 1 Kgs 13:14
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    14And went after the man of God, and came up with him while he was seated under an oak-tree. And he said to him, Are you the man of God who came from Judah? And he said, I am.

  • John 18:8
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    8Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

  • 1 Kgs 18:1-3
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    1Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.

    2So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.

    3And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;

  • 2 Kgs 6:13
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    13Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.

  • 1 Kgs 17:8
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    8Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 9:12
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    12And they said, That is not true; now give us his story. Then he said, This is what he said to me: The Lord says, I have made you king over Israel.

  • John 1:21-22
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    21And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

    22So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

  • 1 Kgs 21:17-18
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    17And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

    18Go down to Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria; see, he is in the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite, where he has gone to take it as his heritage.

  • 1 Kgs 17:24
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    24Then the woman said to Elijah, Now I am certain that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.

  • John 18:5
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    5Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

  • 2 Kgs 2:6
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    6Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on together.

  • 1 Kgs 20:13
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    13Then a prophet came up to Ahab, king of Israel, and said, The Lord says, Have you seen all this great army? See, I will give it into your hands today, and you will see that I am the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 18:43
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    43And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.

  • Isa 6:8
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    8And the voice of the Lord came to my ears, saying, Whom am I to send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I, send me.

  • 2 Kgs 9:5
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    5And when he came, he saw the captains of the army seated together; and he said, I have something to say to you, O captain. And Jehu said, To which of us? And he said, To you, O captain.

  • 2 Sam 2:20
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    20Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.

  • 1 Kgs 18:46
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    46And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.