KJV 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.
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1 Kings 18:18
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.
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BSB 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.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 18
15 And Elijah said, [As] the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel?
18 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.
19 Now therefore send, [and] gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.
20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotעָכַ֙רְתִּי֙H5916 · a.kharto troubleאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifאַתָּ֖הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וּבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceאָבִ֑יךָH1 · avfatherבַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙H5800 · a.zavto leave: forsakeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִצְוֹ֣תH4687 · mits.vahcommandmentיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַתֵּ֖לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאַחֲרֵ֥יH310 · a.charafterהַבְּעָלִֽים׃H1168 · ba.alBaal
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 15:2And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD [is] with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.1 Kings 9:9And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.1 Kings 16:31And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.Jeremiah 2:19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that [it is] an evil [thing] and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear [is] not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.1 Kings 21:25But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.Revelation 2:8-9And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;Proverbs 13:21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.Acts 24:13Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.Ezekiel 3:8Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.Matthew 14:4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.Jeremiah 2:13For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.Proverbs 11:19As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.Acts 24:20Or else let these same [here] say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
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