1 Kings 19:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 19:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 19:18 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath no..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 19:18 — KJV
“Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. I have...: or, I will leave”
— 1 Kings 19:18 (KJV)
1 Kings 19:18 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 19:18
“And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another. full...: or, so full that they stood mouth to mouth”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 19:18: left, israel, baal
“But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 19:18: seven, thousand, bowed
“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. destroy: Heb. blot out”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 19:18: yet, seven, every
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 19:18: left, every, hath
“Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 19:18: seven, israel, leave
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