32And he built with the stones an altar to the name of the Lord: and he made a trench for water, of the breadth of two furrows round about the altar.


In Context

29 And after midday was past, and while they were prophesying, the time was come of offering sacrifice, and there was no voice heard, nor did any one answer, nor regard them as they prayed:

30 Elias said to all the people: Come se unto me. And the people coming near unto him, he repaired the altar of the Lord, that was broken down:

31 And he took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying: Israel shall be thy name.

32 And he built with the stones an altar to the name of the Lord: and he made a trench for water, of the breadth of two furrows round about the altar.

33 And he laid the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it upon the wood.

34 And he said: Fill four buckets with water, and pour it upon the burnt offering, and upon the wood. And again he said: Do the same the second time. And when they had done it the second time, he said: Do the same also the third time. And they did so the third time.

1 Kings 18:32 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:32With the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord , and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:32And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:32And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:32and 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;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:32And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:32And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:32With the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh. He made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:32and 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:32And 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.