1 Kings 18:17-19

New American Standard Bible

¹⁷When Ahab saw Elijah, ^(A)Ahab said to him, “Is this you, the cause of disaster to Israel?” ¹⁸He said, “I have not brought disaster to Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because ^(B)you have abandoned the commandments of the Lord and ^(C)you have followed the Baals. ¹⁹Now then, send orders and gather to me all Israel at ^(D)Mount Carmel, ^(E)together with 450 prophets of Baal and four hundred prophets of ^[a]^(F)the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

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1 Kings 18:19 I.e., wooden symbol of a female deity

1 Kings 18:17-19

American Standard Version

¹⁷And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel? ¹⁸And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baalim. ¹⁹Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, that eat at Jezebel’s table.

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1 Kings 18:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler^(A) of Israel?”

¹⁸“I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you^(B) and your father’s family have. You have abandoned^(C) the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. ¹⁹Now summon^(D) the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel.^(E) And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”^(F)