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1 Kings 18

Elijah and Obadiah

After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria, and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the Lord. ...

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  1. Baalath, and Tadmor in the desert, within his land,
  2. He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.
  3. He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.
  4. “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.
  5. Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
  6. Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing.
  7. Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
  8. Get two bulls for us. Let Baal’s prophets choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it.
  9. Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
  10. So they took the bull given them and prepared it. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.
  11. Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there.
  12. Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
  13. He served and worshiped Baal and aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.
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75 topical index results for “baal”

BAMOTH : Called BAMOTH-BAAL, a city of Reuben (Joshua 13:17)
BEON : A place east of the Jordan River, probably same as BAAL-MEON, which see (Numbers 32:3,38)
BIZJOTHJAH : Called BIMOTHIAH-BAALAH, BAALATH-BEER (Joshua 19:8)
GIDEON : He destroys the altar of Baal, and builds one to the Lord (Judges 6:25-27)
KIRJATH-JEARIM : Also called BAALAH, one of the four cities of the Gibeonites
SOLOMON : Builds Millo (a stronghold), the wall around Jerusalem, the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer, Beth-horon, Baalath, Tadmor, store cities, and cities for chariots, and for cavalry (2 Kings 9:15-19; 2 Chronicles 9:25)