1 Kings 18:32
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
In context
30 Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired the LORD’s altar that had been thrown down.
31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
32 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.
33 He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”
34 He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time;” and they did it the third time.
1 Kings 18:32 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.