19:12 After the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a soft whisper. 1
1 Kings 16:18
16:18 When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the fortified area of the royal palace. He set the palace on fire and died in the flames. 2
1 Kings 9:16
9:16 (Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer. He burned it and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who had married Solomon.)
1 Kings 18:24
18:24 Then you 3 will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” 4 All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” 5
1 tnHeb “a voice, calm, soft.”
2 tnHeb “and he burned the house of the king over him with fire and he died.”
3 tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.
4 tnHeb “the God.”
5 tnHeb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”