Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Kings 18:35
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So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
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And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
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The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.
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And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
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1 Kings 18
33 Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
34 and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
35 So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
36 At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
37 Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
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