Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood.” New Living Translation He piled wood on the altar, cut the bull into pieces, and laid the pieces on the wood. Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water over the offering and the wood.” English Standard Version And he put the wood in order and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. And he said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” Berean Standard Bible Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood, King James Bible And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. New King James Version And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, “Fill four waterpots with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood.” New American Standard Bible Then he laid out the wood, and he cut the ox in pieces and placed it on the wood. NASB 1995 Then he arranged the wood and cut the ox in pieces and laid it on the wood. NASB 1977 Then he arranged the wood and cut the ox in pieces and laid it on the wood. And he said, “Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” Legacy Standard Bible Then he arranged the wood and cut the ox in pieces and placed it on the wood. Amplified Bible Then he laid out the wood and cut the ox in pieces and laid it on the wood. Christian Standard Bible Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. He said, “Fill four water pots with water and pour it on the offering to be burned and on the wood.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. He said, “Fill four water pots with water and pour it on the offering to be burned and on the wood.” American Standard Version And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood. Contemporary English Version He placed the wood on the altar, then they cut the bull into pieces and laid the meat on the wood. He told the people, "Fill four large jars with water and pour it over the meat and the wood." After they did this, English Revised Version And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood. GOD'S WORD® Translation He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and put it on the wood. Good News Translation Then he placed the wood on the altar, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. He said, "Fill four jars with water and pour it on the offering and the wood." They did so, International Standard Version Then he laid the wood in order, cut the bull into pieces, and laid them on top of the wood. "Fill four pitchers with water," he ordered. "Then pour them out on the burnt offering and the wood." Majority Standard Bible Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood, NET Bible He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. New Heart English Bible And he arranged the wood, and cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. Webster's Bible Translation And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt-sacrifice, and on the wood. World English Bible He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he arranges the wood, and cuts the bullock in pieces, and places [it] on the wood, and says, “Fill four pitchers of water, and pour [them] on the burnt-offering, and on the wood”; Young's Literal Translation And he arrangeth the wood, and cutteth in pieces the bullock, and placeth it on the wood, and saith, 'Fill ye four pitchers of water, and pour on the burnt-offering, and on the wood; Smith's Literal Translation And he will put in order the woods, and he will cut the bullock in pieces and put upon the woods, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he laid the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it upon the wood. Catholic Public Domain Version And he arranged the wood, and he cut the ox into pieces, and he placed it on the wood. New American Bible When he had arranged the wood, he cut up the young bull and laid it on the wood. New Revised Standard Version Next he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he put the wood in order and cut the bullock in pieces and laid it on the wood and said, Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he collected wood and he cut the bull in pieces and he placed it on top of the wood. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he piled the cleft wood on the altar which he had made, and divided the whole-burnt-offering, and laid it on the wood, and laid it in order on the altar, and said, Fetch me four pitchers of water, and pour it on the whole-burnt-offering, and on the wood. And they did so. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elijah on Mount Carmel…32And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. 33Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood, 34and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.… Cross References Exodus 29:38-42 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ... Leviticus 1:7-9 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. / Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar. / The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Genesis 22:9 When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood. Judges 6:20-21 And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so. / Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. / The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it. / When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” Numbers 23:1-4 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.” / So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar. / “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height, ... 2 Kings 16:15 Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.” 2 Chronicles 4:6 He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing. Isaiah 6:6-7 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. / And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.” Ezekiel 43:18-27 Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it: / You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD. / You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it. ... Matthew 3:11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Mark 9:49 For everyone will be salted with fire. Luke 3:16 John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! Acts 2:3 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. Treasury of Scripture And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. he put Genesis 22:9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. Leviticus 1:6-8 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces… fill four Daniel 3:19,25 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated… John 11:39,40 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days… John 19:33,34 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: … pour it Judges 6:20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. Jump to Previous Arranged Arrangeth Bull Bullock Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Burnt-Sacrifice Cut Cutteth Cutting Fill Four Full Jars Laid Offering Order Ox Pieces Pitchers Placeth Pour Sacrifice Second Vessels Water WoodJump to Next Arranged Arrangeth Bull Bullock Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Burnt-Sacrifice Cut Cutteth Cutting Fill Four Full Jars Laid Offering Order Ox Pieces Pitchers Placeth Pour Sacrifice Second Vessels Water Wood1 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 Next, he arranged the wood The phrase "arranged the wood" signifies Elijah's meticulous preparation for the altar. In Hebrew, the word for "arranged" is "ערך" (arak), which implies setting in order or organizing. This reflects the importance of order and obedience in worship. Elijah's actions remind us that God is a God of order, and our worship should reflect intentionality and reverence. The wood, often symbolic of humanity in biblical typology, represents the foundation upon which the sacrifice is made, pointing to the necessity of a prepared heart in approaching God. cut up the bull placed it on the wood and said, 'Fill four jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Next, he arrangedוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ (way·ya·‘ă·rōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order the wood, הָֽעֵצִ֑ים (hā·‘ê·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood cut up וַיְנַתַּח֙ (way·nat·taḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5408: To cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints the bull, הַפָּ֔ר (hap·pār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer placed וַיָּ֖שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set it on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the wood, הָעֵצִֽים׃ (hā·‘ê·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood Links 1 Kings 18:33 NIV1 Kings 18:33 NLT 1 Kings 18:33 ESV 1 Kings 18:33 NASB 1 Kings 18:33 KJV 1 Kings 18:33 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 18:33 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 18:33 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 18:33 French Bible 1 Kings 18:33 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 18:33 He put the wood in order (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |