1 Kings 18:35

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.”

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BSBPD

“So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled with water.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 18:35 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 18:32And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
  2. 1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.

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