34"Do it again," he said, and they did it again. "Do it a third time," he ordered, and they did it the third time.


In Context

31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, "Your name shall be Israel."

32 With 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.

33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, "Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood."

34 "Do it again," he said, and they did it again. "Do it a third time," he ordered, and they did it the third time.

35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: "O Lord , God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

1st Kings 18:34 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:34And he said, Do [it] the second time. And they did [it] the second time. And he said, Do [it] the third time. And they did [it] the third time.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:34And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:34And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:34And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:34And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:34And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:34He 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:34and he saith, 'Do it a second time;' and they do it a second time; and he saith, 'Do it a third time;' and they do it a third time;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:34And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.