I Kings - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 368

18-6 THE MONARCHICAL PERIOD --1. KINGS. 18·-21 IO and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find vardurc that may keep the horses and mules alive, and so not be deprived of cattle? They conse- quently divided the country between them for exploration. Akhab went oneway by himself, and Abadiah went another way by himself; and while Abadiah was on his road Eliah ap- proached him, when he dismounted and fell on his face, and exclaimed. ‘ Are you here, my lord, Eliah? ’ I am! Go,_and tell your Prince, ‘ Eliah is here! ’ How have I

oifended you,-·-that you should put your servant into the hand of Akhab to kill me? By the life of your Evan-Lrvmo Gon! there is not a tribe or district where my Prince has not sent to seek you. VeWheu they said, ‘ He is-not residing in this dis- trict, or this tribe} then he- asked an oath from the district or tribe that

xr you could notbe found there: and x2 new you say to me, ‘ Go! Tell. your :6 18 Prince Eliah is herel’ But it may be, whilst I am going from you to my Prince that the Spirit of the Evan- LIVING will carry you to-·-I know not where l And I having gone to inform Akhab, andshe not finding you, will kill me ;e—yet your servant has reve- renced the EVER—L1vxNG from my youth. _Has it not been related to my Master what I did when Aisabel murdered the Preachers of the EVER- LLVING; howl hid a hundred of the Evan-1.1v1No’s Preachers by nfties in caves, and provided them with bread and water? Yet now you say to me * Go! Tell your Prince Eliah is here l '——·when he will kill me} Eliah, however, answered him, By the life I of the EvBR~L1vmG

Powmz, before whose face I stand, I will see him now ! ’ Then Abadiah went to {ind Akhab

and inform him, and Akhab came to find Eliah, and when Akhab met Is this the troubler of Israel? ’ I do not trouble

_Israel! but yourself and your father’s house, by forsakingthe commands of the Evan-—L1vmG,·and walking after Balim.-··—Now, however, collect to me all Israel at Mount Karmel, with four hundred and fifty Preachers of Bal, arid the four hundred of the Preachers of the Shrines who dine at the table of Aisabelf (ac; 906.) Elie §rirst¤ nf Qui at mount itnrmcl. Akhab in consequence sent to all

Israel and collected the Preachers upon Mount Karmel, where Eliah For how long will you swing between two parties? If the Evan-Lrvmo is GOD,——fol1ow Him. But if Bal, But the people did not answer a word. Eliah consequently said to the

Separate the Preachers of the Evan-Livmo from the four hun- dred and Gfty Preachers of Bal, and give us two bullocks, and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it ug, and place it upon wood, but put no re to it; and I will offer the other bullock and lay it upon wood, but put no fire to it. Then I will call upon the name of the EVER- r.1vme;-—-and· Ha is the Gon Who answersby fire ;—-HE is the GOD. ‘ It is a good idea. Eliah then said to the Preachers of

Choose oneof the bullocksfor yourselves, and prepare it first, for you are many,iand call upon the name of your god, but put no tire to it.’ So they took thebullock given to

them, and prepared it, and called on the name of Bal from daybreak until Bal, answer usl But no voice came, or answered. 20 Z! 22 Then they leaped upon the altar which they had made. When noon came, Eliah ridiculed

Call with a louder voice,-for he is a god! Perhaps. he is talking? or perhaps he is hunting? or perhaps alone on_ a journey? or it may be he isasleep ?+and he must be awakened! ’ They therefore called with a- louder

voice, and gashed themselves with knives and ghooks, as they are accus- tomed to do, until their blood poured from them. But when noon had passed, and they approached to the 26 _oHering of the present,—there was _neither a sound, nor an answer, nor any attention. (ac. goo.) Mia}; calls the Qznplz in him. Then Eliah said to all the people, 30 And all the people came to him, and he raised an altar

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