1 Kings 18:18-19 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 18:17-20

We have here the meeting between Ahab and Elijah, as bad a king as ever the world was plagued with and as good a prophet as ever the church was blessed with. 1. Ahab, like himself, basely accused Elijah. He durst not strike him, remembering that Jeroboam's hand withered when it was stretched out against a prophet, but gave him bad language, which was no less an affront to him that sent him. It was a very coarse compliment with which he accosted him at the first word: Art thou he that troubleth... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 18:18

And he answered ,.... That is, Elijah, with great boldness and undaunted courage, not fearing the face of the king, being sent to show himself to him in the name of the King of kings: I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house ; they, by their sins, were the cause of all the troubles, those sore evil and sad calamities that were upon them: in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord : to have no other gods before him, and not to make images, and worship... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 18:19

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel ..... No doubt but more discourse passed between Ahab and Elijah, though not recorded, before he made this motion to him; it is very probable, that after some dispute between them, who was the true God, and about idolatry, as the cause of want of rain, Elijah proposed to the king what he afterwards did to the people, to which he could not object; and being desirous of gratifying his curiosity, and especially of having rain,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 18:18

I have not troubled Israel - Here the cause of the dearth is placed on its true ground: the king and the people had forsaken the true God, and God shut up the heavens that there was no rain. Elijah was only the minister whom God used to dispense this judgment. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 18:19

Gather to me all Israel - The heads of tribes and families; the rulers of the people. The prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty - the prophets of the groves four hundred - The king and queen had different religious establishments; the king and his servants worshipped Baal, the supreme lord and master of the world, the sun. For this establishment four hundred and fifty priests were maintained. The queen and her women worshipped אשרה Asherah ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:1-46

Elijah and the Prophets of Baal. Elijah is now prepared for his work. He who had sent him into the desert now commands him to enter into open conflict with idolatry. God makes His will known to him in two ways. I. BY AN INWARD IMPULSE . II. THROUGH HIS MEETING WITH THE YOUNG OBADIAH , the protector of the prophets, and the faithful servant of God in the midst of the impure court of Ahab. Let it be ours to seek such a twofold assurance of the will of God. Let... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:17-18

Troubler. Elijah, who during the terrible drought was con-coaled, now, at the word of the Lord, came forth to show himself to Ahab, as God was about to give rain. What a meeting! One of the worst of kings with one of the noblest of prophets. What confrontings will there be in the great day of judgment l Here each charges the other with being the troubler of Israel. Observe, then— I. THAT THE WICKED SEEK TO MALIGN THE GOOD . 1 . Ahab accused Elijah . 2 . He ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:17-20

The King and his Master. For three and a half years king- and prophet have not met ( Luke 4:25 ). For three and a half years, forty and two months, twelve hundred and sixty days ( Revelation 11:2 , Revelation 11:8 ; Revelation 12:6 ; Revelation 13:5 ; Daniel 7:25 ), the mystical period of persecution and blasphemy, the plague of drought has afflicted the land. But now the time—God's "fulness of time"—has arrived for its removal. The time to favour Israel is come, and king and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:18

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy fathers house [It has been supposed that Ahab "hoped to abash the Tishbite, perhaps to have him at his feet suing for pardon" (Rawlinson). If so, he must have completely misjudged his man. And why the prophet should sue for pardon, when he was so clearly master of the situation, it is difficult to imagine. It is quite as likely that Ahab expected denunciation and defiance such as he now provokes], in that ye have forsaken the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:19

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel [ i.e; by representation, the heads of the people, elders, etc. Cf. 1 Kings 8:2 , 1 Kings 8:65 ; 1 Kings 12:16 , 1 Kings 12:18 ; 1 Kings 16:16 , 1 Kings 16:17 ] unto Mount Carmel [Heb; as almost always, the Carmel, i.e; the park. Cf. 1 Samuel 25:1-5 . It is "the park of Palestine." It is indebted for this name to the luxuriant vegetation—"the excellency of Carmel" ( Isaiah 35:2 )—which clothes its southern slopes. It is... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 18:17-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 18:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 18:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 18:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 18:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:1-46

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:17-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:19

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