1 Kings 18:30-35

18:30 Elijah then told all the people, “Approach me.” So all the people approached him. He repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down. ¹  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 ²  name.” ³  18:32 With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord. ⁴  Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs ⁵  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, ⁶  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.

[18:30]  ¹ sn Torn down. The condition of the altar symbolizes the spiritual state of the people.

[18:31]  ² tn The word “new” is implied but not actually present in the Hebrew text.

[18:31]  ³ sn Israel will be your new name. See Gen 32:28; 35:10.

[18:32]  ³ tn Heb “and he built the stones into an altar in the name of the Lord.”

[18:32]  ⁴ tn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about seven quarts.

[18:34]  ⁴ tn The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.