1 Raja-raja 18:36-38

18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, ¹  Elijah the prophet approached the altar ²  and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove ³  today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 18:37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are the true God ⁴  and that you are winning back their allegiance.” ⁵  18:38 Then fire from the Lord fell from the sky. ⁶  It consumed the offering, the wood, the stones, and the dirt, and licked up the water in the trench.

1 Raja-raja 22:28

22:28 Micaiah said, “If you really do safely return, then the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take note, ⁷  all you people.”

[18:36]  ¹ tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”

[18:36]  ² tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[18:36]  ³ tn Heb “let it be known.”

[18:37]  ⁴ tn Heb “the God.”

[18:37]  ⁵ tn Heb “that you are turning their heart[s] back.”

[18:38]  ⁶ tn The words “from the sky” are added for stylistic reasons.

[22:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “Listen.”