1 Kings 18:30-32
New King James Version
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. (A)And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, (B)“Israel shall be your name.” 32 Then with the stones he built an altar (C)in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
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1 Kings 18:30-32
New International Version
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.” They came to him, and he repaired the altar(A) of the Lord, which had been torn down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.”(B) 32 With the stones he built an altar in the name(C) of the Lord, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs[a] of seed.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 18:32 That is, probably about 24 pounds or about 11 kilograms
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