1 Kings 18:39
“And when all the people sawe it, they fell on their faces: and they saide, The Lord, he is the God, the Lord, he is the God.”
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1 Kings 18:39 Context
37Heare me, O Lord, heare me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart backe againe. 38Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked vp the water that was in the trench. 39And when all the people sawe it, they fell on their faces: and they saide, The Lord, he is the God, the Lord, he is the God. 40And Eliiah saide vnto them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them escape: And they tooke them, and Eliiah brought them downe to the brooke Kishon, and slewe them there. 41¶ And Eliiah said vnto Ahab, Get thee vp, eate and drinke, for there is a sound of abundance of raine.
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Other Translations
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.
- King James Version
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
And all the people saw [it], and they fell on their faces and said, Jehovah, he is God! Jehovah, he is God!
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, "Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!"
- World English Bible
And all the people see, and fall on their faces, and say, `Jehovah, He [is] the God, Jehovah, He [is] the God.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said: 'The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
And all the people saw [it], and they fell on their faces and said, Jehovah, he is God! Jehovah, he is God!
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, "Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!"
- World English Bible
And all the people see, and fall on their faces, and say, `Jehovah, He [is] the God, Jehovah, He [is] the God.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said: 'The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 18:39
18:39 They fell - In acknowledgment of the true God.He is God - He alone; and Baal is a senseless idol. And theydouble the words, to note their abundant satisfaction and assuranceof the truth of their assertion.