1 Kings 18:32

“And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.”

"And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed." - 1 Kings 18:32
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What does 1 Kings 18:32 mean?

1 Kings 18:32 (KJV) "And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed." The verse 1 Kings 18:32 in the King James Version of the Bible comes from the Old Testament, specifically…

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The Altar of Commitment: Building Our Worship to the Lord

In 1 Kings 18:32, we read, "And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed." This verse offers us a profound insight into dedication, worship, and the significance of the altar…

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Building Altars of Faith: A Prayer Inspired by 1 Kings 18:32

Heavenly Father, In the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, we come before You today in humble adoration, reflecting on the extraordinary acts of faith demonstrated in the life of Elijah. As we read in 1 Kings 18:32, "And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD…

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1 Kings 18:32 - "And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed."
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Numbers 32:16-18
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1 Kings 15:32 - "And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days."
1 Kings 1:32 - "¶ And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king."
1 Kings 19:1-18
1 Kings 4:32 - "And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five."
1 Kings 16:32 - "And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria."
1 Kings 4:18 - "Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:"
1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
2 Kings 1:18 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 1:18 - "And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:"
1 Kings 7:32 - "And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit."
1 Kings 10:18 - "¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold."
Jeremiah 32:18
Genesis 18-32
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
"And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days." - 1 Kings 15:32
1 Kings 22:32 - "And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out."
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
1 Kings 18:2 - "And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria."
1 Kings 18:35 - "And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water."
1 Kings 18:11 - "And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here."
1 Kings 18:18 - "And 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."
"Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:" - 1 Kings 4:18
"And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land," - 1 Kings 9:18
1 Kings 11:32 - "(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)"
1 Kings 18:16 - "So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah."