1 Kings 18:35

Easy-to-Read Version

The water ran down off the altar and filled the ditch.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the water ran all around the altar; he even filled the trench with water.

Hebrew Names Version
The water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

King James Version
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

English Standard Version
And the water ran around the altar and filled the trench also with water.

New Century Version
So the water ran off the altar and filled the ditch.

New English Translation
The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench.

Amplified Bible
The water flowed around the altar, and he also filled the trench with water.

New American Standard Bible
The water flowed around the altar, and he also filled the trench with water.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the water ran round about the altar: and he filled the ditch with water also.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water.

Contemporary English Version
until finally, the water ran down the altar and filled the ditch.

Complete Jewish Bible
By now the water was flowing around the altar, and it had filled the trench.

Darby Translation
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

George Lamsa Translation
And the water ran round about the altar; and they filled the trench also with water.

Good News Translation
The water ran down around the altar and filled the trench.

Lexham English Bible
The water went all around the altar, and the trench also was filled with water.

Literal Translation
And the water went around the altar, and also he filled the trench with water.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye water ranne aboute the altare, and ye pytt was full of water also.

American Standard Version
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

Bible in Basic English
And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the water ran round about the aulter, & he filled the pitte with water also.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

King James Version (1611)
And the water ran round about the altar, and hee filled the trench also with water.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the water ran round about the altar, and they filled the trench with water.

English Revised Version
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

Berean Standard Bible
So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the watris runnen aboute the auter, and the dich of ledyng to `of watir was fillid.

Young's Literal Translation
and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled with water.

Update Bible Version
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the water ran around the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

World English Bible
The water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

New King James Version
So the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.

New Living Translation
and the water ran around the altar and even filled the trench.

New Life Bible
The water flowed around the altar, and filled the ditch also.

New Revised Standard
so that the water ran all around the altar, and filled the trench also with water.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the water ran round about the altar, - moreover also, the trench, filled he with water.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the water run round about the altar, and the trench was filled with water.

Revised Standard Version
And the water ran round about the altar, and filled the trench also with water.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water.

Contextual Overview

²¹ Elijah came to all the people and said, "You must decide what you are going to do. How long will you keep jumping from one side to the other? If the Lord is the true God, follow him. But if Baal is the true God, then follow him!" The people said nothing. ²² So Elijah said, "I am the only prophet of the Lord here, but there are 450 prophets of Baal. ²³ So bring us two bulls. Let the prophets of Baal have one bull. Let them kill it, cut it into pieces, and then put the meat on the wood. But don't start the fire. I will do the same with the other bull, and I will not start the fire either. ²⁴ Prophets of Baal, pray to your god, and I will pray to the Lord . Whichever god answers the prayer and starts the fire is the true God." All the people agreed that this was a good idea. ²⁵ Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "There are many of you, so you go first. Choose a bull and prepare it, but don't start your fire." ²⁶ So the prophets took the bull that was given to them and prepared it. They started praying to Baal and prayed until noon. They said, "Baal, please answer us!" But there was no sound. No one answered. Then they began jumping around on the altar they had built. ²⁷ At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. He said, "If Baal really is a god, maybe you should pray louder! Maybe he is busy. Maybe he is thinking about something, or maybe he stepped out for a moment! He could be sleeping! Maybe you should pray louder and wake him up!" ²⁸ So the prophets prayed louder. They cut themselves with swords and spears. (This was the way they worshiped.) They cut themselves until they were bleeding all over. ²⁹ The afternoon passed but the fire still had not started. The prophets were out of control and continued to act this way until the time came for the evening sacrifice. But nothing happened—there was no answer from Baal. There was no sound. There was no one listening. ³⁰ Then Elijah said to all the people, "Now come here." So they gathered around Elijah. The Lord 's altar had been torn down, so Elijah repaired it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ran: Heb. went

the trench: 1 Kings 18:32, 1 Kings 18:38

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the water ran round about the altar,.... There being such a large effusion of it on it;

and he filled the trench also with water; which surrounded the altar, so that it seemed impracticable that any fire should kindle upon it; and this gave full proof and demonstration there could be no collusion in this matter.