1 Kings 18:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 18:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 18:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S pr..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 18:13 — KJV
“Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?”
— 1 Kings 18:13 (KJV)
1 Kings 18:13 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 18:13
“For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) Jezebel: Heb. Izebel”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 18:13: lord, jezebel, prophets
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 18:13: lord, prophets, hundred
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 18:13: lord, hid, men
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 18:13: lord, men, bread
“And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 18:13: lord, hundred, men
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