1 Kings 18:20

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“So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.”

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BSBPD

“So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Ahab sendeth among all the sons of Israel, and gathereth the prophets unto the mount of Carmel;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 18:20 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  2. 1 Kings 22:9So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
  3. Jeremiah 23:13“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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