1 Kings 18:31-35

18:31 Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new ¹  name.” ²  18:32 With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord. ³  Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs ⁴  of seed. 18:33 He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. 18:34 Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so, ⁵  he said, “Do it again.” So they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time. 18:35 The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench.

¹ tn The word “new” is implied but not actually present in the Hebrew text.

² sn Israel will be your new name. See Gen 32:28; 35:10.

³ tn Heb “and he built the stones into an altar in the name of the Lord.”

⁴ tn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about seven quarts.

⁵ tn The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.