1 Kings 18:22 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Then Elijah said to the people, "I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord, but Baal 's prophets are 450 men.

NIV: Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.

NASB: Then Elijah said to the people, 'I alone am left as a prophet of the Lord, while Baal’s prophets are 450 men.

CSB: Then Elijah said to the people, "I am the only remaining prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men.

NLT: Then Elijah said to them, 'I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.

KJV: Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

NKJV: Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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