1 Kings 18:30-32
King James Version
30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. 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, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
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1 Kings 18:30-32
English Standard Version
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been (A)thrown down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, (B)“Israel shall be your name,” 32 and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord. And he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two seahs[a] of seed.
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- 1 Kings 18:32 A seah was about 7.7 quarts or 7.3 liters
1 Kings 18:30-32
New American Standard Bible
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come forward to me.” So all the people came forward to him. And (A)he repaired the altar of the Lord which had been torn down. 31 Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding 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 And with the stones he built an altar in (C)the name of the Lord; and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two [a]measures of seed.
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- 1 Kings 18:32 Heb seahs; i.e., one seah equals about 7 qt. or 7.7 liters
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