Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.
New American Standard Bible
Elijah said, “
King James Version
And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
Holman Bible
Then Elijah said, “As the Lord of Hosts lives,
International Standard Version
But Elijah promised him, "As the LORD of the Heavenly Armies lives, in whose presence I stand, I will appear to Ahab today."
A Conservative Version
And Elijah said, As LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.
American Standard Version
And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to-day.
Amplified
Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts (armies) lives, before whom I stand, I will certainly show myself to Ahab today.”
Darby Translation
And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will certainly shew myself to him to-day.
Julia Smith Translation
And Elijah will say to him, Jehovah of armies lives whom I stand before him that this day, I will be seen to him.
King James 2000
And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him today.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Elijah said, "{As Yahweh of hosts lives}, before whom I stand, I will certainly show myself to him today."
Modern King James verseion
And Elijah said, As Jehovah of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely be seen by him today.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Elijah said, "As truly as the LORD of Hosts liveth, before whom I stand: I will show myself unto him this day."
NET Bible
But Elijah said, "As certainly as the Lord who rules over all lives (whom I serve), I will make an appearance before him today."
New Heart English Bible
Elijah said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Elijah - By the life of Yahweh of hosts, before whom I stand, to-day, will I show myself unto him.
Webster
And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him to-day.
World English Bible
Elijah said, "As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Elijah saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely to-day I appear unto him.'
Themes
holy Boldness » Exemplified » Elijah
Elijah » Returns, and sends a message to ahab
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Obadiah » The governor of ahab's house » Meets elijah and receives a commission from him
Interlinear
Paniym
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 18:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
War Between Elijah And The Prophets Of Baal
14 And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death. 15 And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today. 16 So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.
1 Kings 18:10
By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
Genesis 2:1
And the heaven and the earth and all things in them were complete.
Deuteronomy 1:38
Joshua, the son of Nun, your servant, he will go into the land: say to him that he is to be strong, for he will be Israel's guide into their heritage.
Deuteronomy 4:19
And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.
Job 25:3
Is it possible for his armies to be numbered? and on whom is not his light shining?
Psalm 103:21
Give praise to the Lord, all you his armies; and you his servants who do his pleasure.
Psalm 148:2-3
Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.
Isaiah 6:3
And one said in a loud voice to another, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of armies: all the earth is full of his glory.
Isaiah 51:7-8
Give ear to me, you who have knowledge of righteousness, in whose heart is my law; have no fear of the evil words of men, and give no thought to their curses.
Jeremiah 8:2
And they will put them out before the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, whose lovers and servants they have been, after whom they have gone, to whom they have made prayers, and to whom they have given worship: they will not be put together or placed in the earth; they will be waste on the face of the earth.
Luke 1:19
And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.
Luke 2:13-14
And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,
Hebrews 6:16-17
For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.