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1 Kings 18:17

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17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
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1 Kings 18:17 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
English Standard Version (ESV)
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is it you, you troubler of Israel?"
New Living Translation (NLT)
17 When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?”
The Message Bible (MSG)
17 The moment Ahab saw Elijah he said, "So it's you, old troublemaker!"
American Standard Version (ASV)
17 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 (GW)
17 When he saw Elijah, Ahab said, "Is that you, you troublemaker of Israel?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is that you, you destroyer of Israel?"
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you? You are always stirring up trouble in Israel."

1 Kings 18:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 18:17

And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah
As soon as he came up to him, and knew who he was; Abarbinel thinks, because his hair was grown so long that Ahab did not know him certainly, and therefore put the following question:

that Ahab said unto him, art thou he that troubleth Israel?
by opposing the religion of Baal, which prevailed among them; but chiefly rain being withheld from them according to his word, and at his prayer.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 18:17 In-Context

15 Elijah said, “As the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today.”
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
18 “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the LORD’s commands and have followed the Baals.
19 Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Joshua 7:25; 1 Samuel 14:29; 1 Kings 21:20; Jeremiah 38:4; Acts 16:20
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