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1 Kings 18:17

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

KJV

Et cum vidisset eum, ait : Tune es ille, qui conturbas Israël ?

Vulgate

Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς εἶδεν Ἀχαὰβ τὸν Ἠλειού, καὶ εἶπεν Ἀχαὰβ πρὸς Ἠλειού Εἰ σὺ εἶ αὐτὸς ὁ διαστρέφων τὸν Ἰσραήλ;

LXX

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֛י כִּ/רְא֥וֹת אַחְאָ֖ב אֶת אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ אֵלָ֔י/ו הַ/אַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה עֹכֵ֥ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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People AhabElijah

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵלִיָּֽהוּ
'lyhv
proper_noun · 70×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַחְאָ֖ב
'ch'b
proper_noun · 93×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
עוֹכֵ֣ר
'vkr
verb · 14×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Solomon's accession, the building of the First Temple, the visit of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon's apostasy, the division of the kingdom under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, and the early kings of Israel and Judah through Ahab and Elijah. Josephus's description of Solomon's Temple supplements the biblical account with Hellenistic architectural parallels.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 21:20 — And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
  • 1Kgs 21:20 — And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
  • 2Chr 18:7 — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the s
  • Acts 5:28 — Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
  • Acts 16:20 — And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
  • Acts 17:6 — And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
  • Acts 17:6 — And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
  • Acts 24:5 — For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
  • Amos 5:10 — They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
  • Amos 7:10 — Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
  • Gal 4:16 — Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
  • Jer 38:4 — Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in
  • Josh 6:18 — And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
  • Josh 7:25 — And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
  • Luke 23:2 — And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
  • Rev 11:10 — And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.