1 Kings 18:32
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And 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.
In context
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
31 And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
32 And 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.
33 Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
34 and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
1 Kings 18:32 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the name of Jehovah, and maketh a trench, as about the space of two measures of seed, round about the altar.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah, and made a trench round about the altar, of the capacity of two measures of seed;
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.