Lièwángjìshang 18:23

23 Dāng gĕi wǒmen liǎng zhǐ niúdú , bā lì de xiānzhī kĕyǐ tiānxuǎn yī zhǐ , qiē chéng kuaì zǐ , fàng zaì chái shàng , búyào diǎnhuǒ . wǒ yĕ yùbeì yī zhǐ niúdú fàng zaì chái shàng , yĕ bù diǎnhuǒ .

Lièwángjìshang 18:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 18:23

Let them therefore give us two bullocks
Who, being so many, were better able to be at the expense of them, and having the king on their party too; though perhaps no more is meant than that two bullocks should be brought thither, and presented before them:

and let them choose one bullock for themselves;
which of the two they would, if they thought one was any ways preferable to the other, it was at their option to take it:

and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood;
as sacrifices usually were:

and put no fire under;
which was wont to be done for burnt offerings, as this was designed to be:

and I will dress the other bullock;
by slaying and cutting it in pieces;

and lay it on wood:
as for a burnt offering:

and put no fire under;
to consume it.

Lièwángjìshang 18:23 In-Context

21 Yǐlìyà qián lái duì zhòng mín shuō , nǐmen xīn chí liǎng yì yào dào jǐshí ne . ruò Yēhéhuá shì shén , jiù dāng shùncóng Yēhéhuá . ruò bā lì shì shén , jiù dāng shùncóng bā lì . zhòng mín yī yán bù dá .

22 Yǐlìyà duì zhòng mín shuō , zuò Yēhéhuá xiānzhī de zhǐ shèngxia wǒ yī gèrén . bā lì de xiānzhī què yǒu sì bǎi wǔ shí gèrén .

23 Dāng gĕi wǒmen liǎng zhǐ niúdú , bā lì de xiānzhī kĕyǐ tiānxuǎn yī zhǐ , qiē chéng kuaì zǐ , fàng zaì chái shàng , búyào diǎnhuǒ . wǒ yĕ yùbeì yī zhǐ niúdú fàng zaì chái shàng , yĕ bù diǎnhuǒ .

24 Nǐmen qiúgào nǐmen shén de míng , wǒ yĕ qiúgào Yēhéhuá de míng . nà jiàng huǒ xiǎn yīng de shén , jiù shì shén . zhòng mín huídá shuō , zhè huà shén hǎo .

25 Yǐlìyà duì bā lì de xiānzhī shuō , nǐmen jì shì rén duō , dāng xiān tiānxuǎn yī zhǐ niúdú , yùbeì hǎo le , jiù qiúgào nǐmen shén de míng , què búyào diǎnhuǒ .