The Meaning of 1 Kings 18:34 Explained

1 Kings 18:34

KJV: And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

YLT: and he saith, 'Do it a second time;' and they do it a second time; and he saith, 'Do it a third time;' and they do it a third time;

Darby: And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

ASV: And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said,  Do [it] the second time.  And they did [it] the second time.  And he said,  Do [it] the third time.  And they did [it] the third time. 

What does 1 Kings 18:34 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 18:30-40 - The God That Answereth By Fire
Too many halt, or limp, between two opinions. The altar of consecration to Christ has been thrown down, 1 Kings 18:30. The worship of Baal, which stands for creature-energy, has secretly stolen away our allegiance from Him, who is very jealous of any strange affinities; and as the necessary result, our heart is drought-smitten and our sphere of service is like a parched land. The idolatrous priests had everything in their favor, for at noon the sun-god was on his throne; but there was no voice. It is an awful thing when a man listens for his god to speak, and there is no reply!
Elijah built again the ruined altar which for long years had stood on Carmel's height, 1 Kings 19:10-11. Let us build again the altars of personal consecration, of family piety, and of national religion. Elijah prayed; as the Apostle expressed it, James 5:17, he put all the passion of his mighty nature into prayer. As a result, because they had been shown to be deceivers, he destroyed the prophets of Baal with a ruthless hand. These are the conditions of revival and refreshing. Let any church give itself to consecration, fervent prayer, and the excision of wrong, and there need be no anxiety as to the result-there will be an abundance of rain. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 18

1  In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah
9  Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah
17  Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets
41  Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 18:34 mean?

and said Fill four pitchers waterpots and pour [it] on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood and he said do [it] a second time And they did [it] a second time and he said do [it] a third time And they did [it] a third time
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִלְא֨וּ אַרְבָּעָ֤ה כַדִּים֙ מַ֔יִם וְיִֽצְק֥וּ עַל־ הָעֹלָ֖ה וְעַל־ הָעֵצִ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁנוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁנ֔וּ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּ וַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מִלְא֨וּ  Fill 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
אַרְבָּעָ֤ה  four 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
כַדִּים֙  pitchers 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: כַּד  
Sense: jar, large jar (portable).
מַ֔יִם  waterpots 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
וְיִֽצְק֥וּ  and  pour  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: יָצַק  
Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
הָעֹלָ֖ה  the  burnt  sacrifice 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
וְעַל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הָעֵצִ֑ים  the  wood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  and  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שְׁנוּ֙  do  [it]  a  second  time 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: to repeat, do again, change, alter.
וַיִּשְׁנ֔וּ  And  they  did  [it]  a  second  time 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: to repeat, do again, change, alter.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר  and  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּ  do  [it]  a  third  time 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁלַשׁ  
Sense: to do a third time, do three times, divide in three parts.
וַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ  And  they  did  [it]  a  third  time 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁלַשׁ  
Sense: to do a third time, do three times, divide in three parts.

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