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1 Re 18:23

Listen to 1 Re 18:23
23 Or sienci dati due giovenchi, ed eleggansene essi uno, e taglinlo a pezzi, e ponganlo sopra delle legne, senza mettervi fuoco; io altresì appresterò l’altro giovenco, e lo porrò sopra delle legne, e non vi metterò fuoco.

1 Re 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.

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1 Re 18:23 In-Context

21 Allora Elia si accostò a tutto il popolo, e disse: Infino a quando zoppicherete de’ due lati? Se il Signore è Dio, seguitatelo; se altresì Baal è Dio, seguitate lui. Ma il popolo non gli rispose nulla.
22 Ed Elia disse al popolo: Io son restato solo profeta del Signore, ed i profeti di Baal sono quattrocencinquanta uomini.
23 Or sienci dati due giovenchi, ed eleggansene essi uno, e taglinlo a pezzi, e ponganlo sopra delle legne, senza mettervi fuoco; io altresì appresterò l’altro giovenco, e lo porrò sopra delle legne, e non vi metterò fuoco.
24 Poi invocate il nome de’ vostri dii; ed io invocherò il Nome del Signore. E quel dio che risponderà per fuoco, sia Iddio. E tutto il popolo rispose, e disse: Ben dici.
25 Ed Elia disse a’ profeti di Baal: Sceglietevi uno de’ giovenchi, e apprestatelo i primi; perciocchè voi siete in maggior numero; e invocate il nome de’ vostri dii, ma non vi mettete fuoco.
The Giovanni Diodati Bible is in the public domain.

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