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1 Kings 18:18
Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He replied, “I have not ruined Israel, but you and your father’s family have, because you have abandoned the Lord’s commands and followed the Baals.
He replied, “I have not ruined Israel, but you and your father’s family have, because you have abandoned the Lord’s commands and followed the Baals.
Hebrew Names Version
He answered, I have not troubled Yisra'el; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the mitzvot of the LORD, and you have followed the Ba`alim.
He answered, I have not troubled Yisra'el; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the mitzvot of the LORD, and you have followed the Ba`alim.
King James Version
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord , and thou hast followed Baalim.
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord , and thou hast followed Baalim.
English Standard Version
And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals.
And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals.
New Century Version
Elijah answered, "I have not made trouble in Israel. You and your father's family have made all this trouble by not obeying the Lord 's commands. You have gone after the Baals.
Elijah answered, "I have not made trouble in Israel. You and your father's family have made all this trouble by not obeying the Lord 's commands. You have gone after the Baals.
New English Translation
Elijah replied, "I have not brought disaster on Israel. But you and your father's dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord 's commandments and following the Baals.
Elijah replied, "I have not brought disaster on Israel. But you and your father's dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord 's commandments and following the Baals.
Amplified Bible
Elijah said, "I have not brought disaster on Israel, but you and your father's household have, by abandoning (rejecting) the commandments of the LORD and by following the Baals.
Elijah said, "I have not brought disaster on Israel, but you and your father's household have, by abandoning (rejecting) the commandments of the LORD and by following the Baals.
New American Standard Bible
He said, "I have not brought disaster to Israel, but you and your father's house have, because you have abandoned the commandments of the LORD and you have followed the Baals.
He said, "I have not brought disaster to Israel, but you and your father's house have, because you have abandoned the commandments of the LORD and you have followed the Baals.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he answered, I haue not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy fathers house, in that ye haue forsaken the commandements of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.
And he answered, I haue not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy fathers house, in that ye haue forsaken the commandements of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh and you have followed the Baals.
And he said, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh and you have followed the Baals.
Contemporary English Version
Elijah answered: You're the troublemaker—not me! You and your family have disobeyed the Lord 's commands by worshiping Baal.
Elijah answered: You're the troublemaker—not me! You and your family have disobeyed the Lord 's commands by worshiping Baal.
Complete Jewish Bible
He answered, "I haven't troubled Isra'el, you have, you and your father's house, by abandoning Adonai 's mitzvot and following the ba‘alim.
He answered, "I haven't troubled Isra'el, you have, you and your father's house, by abandoning Adonai 's mitzvot and following the ba‘alim.
Darby Translation
And he said, I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baals.
And he said, I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baals.
Easy-to-Read Version
Elijah answered, "I have not made trouble for Israel. You and your father's family caused all the problems when you stopped obeying the Lord 's commands and began following the false gods.
Elijah answered, "I have not made trouble for Israel. You and your father's family caused all the problems when you stopped obeying the Lord 's commands and began following the false gods.
George Lamsa Translation
And Elijah said to him, I have not troubled Israel; but it is you and your fathers house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed Baal.
And Elijah said to him, I have not troubled Israel; but it is you and your fathers house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed Baal.
Good News Translation
"I'm not the troublemaker," Elijah answered. "You are—you and your father. You are disobeying the Lord 's commands and worshiping the idols of Baal.
"I'm not the troublemaker," Elijah answered. "You are—you and your father. You are disobeying the Lord 's commands and worshiping the idols of Baal.
Lexham English Bible
He said, "I did not throw Israel into confusion; rather you and the house of your father have by forsaking the commands of Yahweh when you went after the Baals!
He said, "I did not throw Israel into confusion; rather you and the house of your father have by forsaking the commands of Yahweh when you went after the Baals!
Literal Translation
And he answered, I have not disturbed Israel, but you and the house of your father, in that you have forsaken the commands of Jehovah, and you have gone after the Baals.
And he answered, I have not disturbed Israel, but you and the house of your father, in that you have forsaken the commands of Jehovah, and you have gone after the Baals.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: I trouble not Israel, but it is thou and thy fathers house, because ye haue forsaken the commaundementes of the LORDE, and walke after Baal.
He sayde: I trouble not Israel, but it is thou and thy fathers house, because ye haue forsaken the commaundementes of the LORDE, and walke after Baal.
American Standard Version
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baalim.
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baalim.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He aunswered: It is not I that haue troubled Israel, but thou and thy fathers house, in that ye haue forsaken the commaundements of the Lorde, & thou hast folowed Baal.
He aunswered: It is not I that haue troubled Israel, but thou and thy fathers house, in that ye haue forsaken the commaundements of the Lorde, & thou hast folowed Baal.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he answered: 'I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed the Baalim.
And he answered: 'I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed the Baalim.
King James Version (1611)
And hee answered, I haue not troubled Israel, but thou and thy fathers house, in that yee haue forsaken the Commandements of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.
And hee answered, I haue not troubled Israel, but thou and thy fathers house, in that yee haue forsaken the Commandements of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Eliu said, I do not pervert Israel; but it is thou and thy father’s house, in that ye forsake the Lord your God, and thou hast gone after Baalim.
And Eliu said, I do not pervert Israel; but it is thou and thy father’s house, in that ye forsake the Lord your God, and thou hast gone after Baalim.
English Revised Version
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed the Baalim.
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed the Baalim.
Berean Standard Bible
"I have not troubled Israel," Elijah replied, "but you and your father's house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
"I have not troubled Israel," Elijah replied, "but you and your father's house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, Not Y disturble Israel, but thou, and the hows of thi fadir, whiche han forsake the comaundementis of the Lord, and sueden Baalym, `disturbliden Israel.
And he seide, Not Y disturble Israel, but thou, and the hows of thi fadir, whiche han forsake the comaundementis of the Lord, and sueden Baalym, `disturbliden Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `I have not troubled Israel, but thou and the house of thy father, in your forsaking the commands of Jehovah, and thou goest after the Baalim;
And he saith, `I have not troubled Israel, but thou and the house of thy father, in your forsaking the commands of Jehovah, and thou goest after the Baalim;
Update Bible Version
And he answered, I haven't troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and you have followed the Baalim.
And he answered, I haven't troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and you have followed the Baalim.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
World English Bible
He answered, I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and you have followed the Baals.
He answered, I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and you have followed the Baals.
New King James Version
And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
New Living Translation
"I have made no trouble for Israel," Elijah replied. "You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.
"I have made no trouble for Israel," Elijah replied. "You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.
New Life Bible
Elijah said, "I have not brought trouble to Israel. But you and your father's house have. Because you have turned away from the laws of the Lord, and have followed the false gods of Baal.
Elijah said, "I have not brought trouble to Israel. But you and your father's house have. Because you have turned away from the laws of the Lord, and have followed the false gods of Baal.
New Revised Standard
He answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you have, and your father's house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals.
He answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you have, and your father's house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - I have not troubled Israel, but, thou and the house of thy father, - in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and followed Baal.
And he said - I have not troubled Israel, but, thou and the house of thy father, - in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and followed Baal.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father’s house, who have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and have followed Baalim.
And he said: I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father’s house, who have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and have followed Baalim.
Revised Standard Version
And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you have, and your father's house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and followed the Ba'als.
And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you have, and your father's house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and followed the Ba'als.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and you have followed the Baals.
He said, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and you have followed the Baals.
Contextual Overview
17 And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel? 18 Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals. 19 Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table. 20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I have not: Ezekiel 3:8, Matthew 14:4, Acts 24:13, Acts 24:20
in that ye have: 1 Kings 9:9, 2 Chronicles 15:2, Proverbs 11:19, Proverbs 13:21, Isaiah 3:11, Jeremiah 2:13, Jeremiah 2:19, Revelation 2:8, Revelation 2:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 34:30 - Ye have Numbers 16:7 - too much Joshua 6:18 - and trouble it Joshua 7:25 - Why hast Judges 2:11 - and served Baalim 1 Samuel 13:13 - Thou hast done 1 Samuel 14:29 - My father 2 Samuel 12:7 - Thou art 2 Kings 11:14 - Treason 2 Chronicles 23:13 - Treason Proverbs 28:4 - but Proverbs 29:1 - General Jeremiah 15:10 - a man Jeremiah 23:13 - prophesied Jeremiah 38:4 - thus Hosea 2:13 - the days Hosea 13:1 - offended Matthew 2:3 - he Mark 11:18 - feared Luke 1:17 - power Acts 5:28 - intend Acts 16:20 - do Acts 17:6 - These Acts 24:5 - we have Galatians 4:16 - become James 5:18 - General 2 Peter 2:15 - forsaken
Cross-References
Genesis 18:2
And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
Genesis 18:3
And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
Genesis 18:17
And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
Genesis 18:18
Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?
Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?
Genesis 18:25
Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
Genesis 18:26
And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them.
And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them.
Genesis 26:4
I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;
I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;
Psalms 72:17
May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
Galatians 3:8
And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
Galatians 3:14
So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.
So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he answered,.... That is, Elijah, with great boldness and undaunted courage, not fearing the face of the king, being sent to show himself to him in the name of the King of kings:
I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house; they, by their sins, were the cause of all the troubles, those sore evil and sad calamities that were upon them:
in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord: to have no other gods before him, and not to make images, and worship them, which they had done:
and thou hast followed Baalim; the several Baals, the Sun, moon, and stars, the whole host of heaven, worshipped under this name; or, not content with the Phoenician Baal, or Baal of the Zidonians, followed others, see Judges 2:11.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Instead of apologies, and pleas for pardon, Elijah meets the charge with a countercharge, and makes a sudden demand. âGather to me,â etc. This boldness, this high tone, this absence of the slightest indication of alarm, seems to have completely discomfited Ahab, who ventured on no reply, made no attempt to arrest the prophet, did not even press him to remove his curse and bring the drought to an end, but simply consented to do his bidding. There is no passage of Scripture which exhibits more forcibly the ascendancy that a prophet of the Lord, armed with His spiritual powers, could, if he were firm and brave, exercise even over the most powerful and most unscrupulous of monarchs.
Baalim - i. e., the various aspects under which the god, Baal, was worshipped, Baal-shamin, Baal-zebub, Baal-Hamman, etc.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 18:18. I have not troubled Israel — Here the cause of the dearth is placed on its true ground: the king and the people had forsaken the true God, and God shut up the heavens that there was no rain. Elijah was only the minister whom God used to dispense this judgment.
