1 Kings 18:40

KJV

And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

— 1 Kings 18:40, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 18 connects to 10 cross-references. After three years, God sends Elijah to present himself to Ahab; Obadiah, Ahab's faithful servant who had hidden one hundred prophets, arranges the meeting. Elijah challenges 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah to a contest on Mount …

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Other Translations

ASV

And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

YLT

And Elijah saith to them, `Catch ye the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape of them;' and they catch them, and Elijah bringeth them down unto the stream Kishon, and doth slaughter them there.

BBE

And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there.

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