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1 Kings 18:19 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 18 · verse 19
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.1 Kings 18:19 · King James Version
1 Kings 18:19 in context
17And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
18And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
19Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.
20So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prophetsnâbîyʼa prophet or inspired manH5030 →
- hundredmêʼâha hundredH3967 →
- gatherqâbatsto graspH6908 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- CarmelKarmelKarmel, the name of a hill and of a town in PalestineH3760 →
- mounthara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
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We have here the meeting between Ahab and Elijah, as bad a king as ever the world was plagued with and as good a prophet as ever the church was blessed with. 1. Ahab, like himself, basely accused Elijah.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-20