Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Ahab saw Elijah,
King James Version
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
Holman Bible
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you destroyer of Israel?”
International Standard Version
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab asked him, "Is it really you, you destroyer of Israel?"
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, thou troubler 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?
Amplified
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?”
Bible in Basic English
And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel?
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be when Ahab saw Elijah, and Ahab will say to him, This thou, troubling Israel?
King James 2000
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Are you he that troubles Israel?
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "[Is] this you [who] throws Israel into confusion?"
Modern King James verseion
And it happened when Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Are you he that troubles Israel?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when Ahab saw Elijah, he said unto him, "Art thou he that troubleth Israel?"
NET Bible
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on Israel?"
New Heart English Bible
It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Now, art, thou, troubling Israel?
Webster
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
World English Bible
It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, 'Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?'
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against elijah by ahab
Ahab » King of israel » Reproved by elijah; assembles the prophets of baal
Christian ministers » Expostulate with rulers » Elijah with ahab
Elijah » Three times fed with divine supplies » A fearless reformer
Elijah » Meets ahab and directs him to assemble the prophets of baal
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 18:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah And The Prophets Of Baal On Mount Carmel
16
So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news. Ahab went to see Elijah.
17 When Ahab saw Elijah,
Cross References
Joshua 7:25
Joshua said: Why have you troubled us? Jehovah will trouble you this day. All Israel stoned them with stones. After they stoned them they burned them with fire.
1 Kings 21:20
Ahab said to Elijah: Have you come face to face with me, O my enemy? Elijah said: I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
Acts 16:20
They took them to the magistrates and said: These men, being Jews, cause great trouble in our city.
Jeremiah 26:8-9
As soon as I had finished saying all that Jehovah commanded me to say, they grabbed me and shouted: You ought to be killed for this!
Jeremiah 38:4
The officials went to the king and said: This man must be put to death. By talking like this he is making the soldiers in the city lose their courage. He is doing the same thing to everyone else left in the city. He is not trying to help the people. He only wants to hurt them.
Amos 7:10
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.
Acts 17:6
When they did not find them they dragged Jason and other brothers before the rulers of the city. They said: These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.
Acts 24:5
We have found this man to be a troublemaker who stirs up sedition (resists lawful authority) among all the Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.