Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?” New Living Translation When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?” English Standard Version When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” Berean Standard Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” King James Bible And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? New King James Version Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” New American Standard Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, the cause of disaster to Israel?” NASB 1995 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?” NASB 1977 And it came about, when Ahab saw Elijah that Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?” Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?” Amplified Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?” Christian Standard Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, the one ruining Israel? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you destroyer of Israel?” American Standard Version And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when Akhab saw Elyah, Akhab said to him: “You are the one who troubles those of Israel!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when Achaab saw Eliu, that Achaab said to Eliu, Art thou he that perverts Israel? Contemporary English Version and when he saw him, Ahab shouted, "There you are, the biggest troublemaker in Israel!" Douay-Rheims Bible And when he had seen him, he said: Art thou he that troublest Israel? English Revised Version And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel? GOD'S WORD® Translation When he saw Elijah, Ahab said, "Is that you, you troublemaker of Israel?" Good News Translation When Ahab saw him, he said, "So there you are--the worst troublemaker in Israel!" International Standard Version When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab asked him, "Is it really you, you destroyer of Israel?" JPS Tanakh 1917 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him: 'Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?' Literal Standard Version [And it] comes to pass at Ahab’s seeing Elijah that Ahab says to him, “Are you he—the troubler of Israel?” Majority Standard Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” New American Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it you, you disturber of Israel?” NET Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on Israel?" New Revised Standard Version When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” New Heart English Bible It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?" Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? World English Bible When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?” Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, 'Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elijah on Mount Carmel16So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah. 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” 18“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.… Cross References Joshua 7:25 "Why have you brought this trouble upon us?" said Joshua. "Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!" And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies. 1 Kings 18:16 So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah. 1 Kings 21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, "So you have found me out, my enemy." He replied, "I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD. Jeremiah 38:4 Then the officials said to the king, "This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin." Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Are you he that troubles Israel? he that troubleth Israel 1 Kings 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. Joshua 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. Jeremiah 26:8,9 Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die… Jump to Previous Ahab Ahab's Elijah Eli'jah Israel Thou Troubler TroublethJump to Next Ahab Ahab's Elijah Eli'jah Israel Thou Troubler Troubleth1 Kings 18 1. In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah9. Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah 17. Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets 41. Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel (17) Art thou . . .--Probably (as in 1Kings 18:7) the rendering should be, "Thou here, the troubler of Israel!"--defying vengeance (that is) in the very land which thou hast troubled.Verse 17. - And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him Art thou he [Rather, here: same words as in ver. 7. "Do I at last see thee again? Hast thou ventured into my presence?"] that troubleth Israel? [Heb. thou troubler of Israel. For the word (עָכַר) see Genesis 24:30; Joshua 6:18; Joshua 7:25; Proverbs 11:17; 1 Samuel 14:29. When Rawlinson says that this charge of troubling Israel has "never been before brought against any one but Achan," he apparently forgets the passage last cited. "My father hath troubled the land." Wordsworth paraphrases, "Art thou the Achan of Israel?" but it is very doubtful whether this thought was in Ahab's mind.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet saw כִּרְא֥וֹת (kir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see Elijah, אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites [he] אַחְאָב֙ (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Is that זֶ֖ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that you, הַאַתָּ֥ה (ha·’at·tāh) Article | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you O troubler עֹכֵ֥ר (‘ō·ḵêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5916: To roil water, to disturb, affict of Israel?” יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links 1 Kings 18:17 NIV1 Kings 18:17 NLT 1 Kings 18:17 ESV 1 Kings 18:17 NASB 1 Kings 18:17 KJV 1 Kings 18:17 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 18:17 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 18:17 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 18:17 French Bible 1 Kings 18:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 18:17 It happened when Ahab saw Elijah that (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |