Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.” New Living Translation Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!” English Standard Version Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Berean Standard Bible Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.” King James Bible Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. New King James Version Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” New American Standard Bible Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.” NASB 1995 “Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.” NASB 1977 “Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Legacy Standard Bible Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Amplified Bible Yet I will leave 7,000 [survivors] in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed down to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Christian Standard Bible But I will leave seven thousand in Israel —every knee that has not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Holman Christian Standard Bible But I will leave 7,000 in Israel—every knee that has not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.” American Standard Version Yet will I leave me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. Contemporary English Version But 7,000 Israelites have refused to worship Baal, and they will live. English Revised Version Yet will I leave me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. GOD'S WORD® Translation But I still have 7,000 people in Israel whose knees have not knelt to worship Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him." Good News Translation Yet I will leave seven thousand people alive in Israel--all those who are loyal to me and have not bowed to Baal or kissed his idol." International Standard Version Nevertheless, I've reserved 7,000 in Israel who have neither bowed their knees to Baal nor kissed him." Majority Standard Bible Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.” NET Bible I still have left in Israel seven thousand followers who have not bowed their knees to Baal or kissed the images of him." New Heart English Bible Yet I have kept for myself seven thousand people in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him." Webster's Bible Translation Yet I have left to me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. World English Bible Yet I reserved seven thousand in Israel, all the knees of which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand I have left in Israel seven thousand—all the knees that have not bowed to Ba‘al, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Young's Literal Translation and I have left in Israel seven thousand, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that hath not kissed him.' Smith's Literal Translation And I left in Israel seven thousand, all the knees which bowed not to Baal, and every mouth which kissed him not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I will leave me seven thousand men in Israel, whose knees have not been bowed before Baal, and every mouth that hath not worshipped him kissing the hands. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will leave for myself seven thousand men in Israel, whose knees have not been bent before Baal, and every mouth that has not adored him, kissing hands.” New American Bible But I will spare seven thousand in Israel—every knee that has not bent to Baal, every mouth that has not kissed him. New Revised Standard Version Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I shall leave seven thousand of Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Yet will I leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt leave in Israel seven thousand men, all the knees which had not bowed themselves to Baal, and every mouth which had not worshipped him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Speaks to Elijah at Horeb…17Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu. 18Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel— all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.” Cross References Romans 11:4 And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” Isaiah 1:9 Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. Genesis 45:7 God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. Isaiah 10:20-22 On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. / A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God. / Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. Zephaniah 3:12-13 But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD. / The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.” Joel 2:32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD. Micah 5:7-8 Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind. / Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them. Zechariah 13:8-9 And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. / This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” Amos 9:8-9 Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. / “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground. Jeremiah 23:3 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply. Isaiah 4:3 Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living— Isaiah 6:13 And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.” Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 24:22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. Luke 18:8 I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” Treasury of Scripture Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him. Yet I have left. Isaiah 1:9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. Isaiah 10:20-22 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth… Romans 11:4,5 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal… the knees Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; Isaiah 49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. Romans 14:10-12 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ… Job 31:27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Hosea 13:2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. Jump to Previous Baal Ba'al Bent Bowed Israel Kissed Kisses Knees Leave Mouth Mouths Reserve Safe Seven ThousandJump to Next Baal Ba'al Bent Bowed Israel Kissed Kisses Knees Leave Mouth Mouths Reserve Safe Seven Thousand1 Kings 19 1. Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beersheba4. In the desert, being weary of his life, he is comforted by an angel 9. At Horeb God appears unto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha 19. Elisha, taking leave of his friends, follows Elijah Nevertheless This word serves as a divine conjunction, indicating a shift from despair to hope. In the context of Elijah's despondency, God introduces a contrast to Elijah's perception of being alone. The Hebrew root "ʿôd" suggests continuity and assurance, emphasizing God's ongoing plan and presence despite human frailty. I have reserved seven thousand in Israel all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him Kissed him.--(See Job 31:26-27; Hosea 13:2.) The passage is vividly descriptive of the worshipper on the first approach bowing the knee, on nearer access kissing the image, or the altar, or the threshold of the temple. Verse 18. - Yet I have left me [So St. Paul, Romans 11:4, κατέλιπον; but the LXX. (καταλείψεις) and all the versions translate the word as future, as in the margin, 1 will leave, and so the ו conversive seems to require. See Gesen., Gram. § 124-26] seven thousand [not so much a round as a symbolical number - "the ἐκλογή of the godly" (Keil). "The remnant according to the election of grace" (Romans 11:5). It is like the 144,000 and the 12,000 of Revelation 7:4-8. The prominent idea is perhaps this: Though the children of Israel have forsaken My covenant, yet I have kept and will keep it. It also suggests how the still small voice had been speaking in the silence] in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. [We gather from Job 31:26, 27 that it was customary to kiss the hand to the idol, or object of worship, and from Hosea 13:2 to kiss the image itself. Most of the commentators adduce Cicero in Verrem 4:43, where he speaks of the statue of Hercules at Agrigentum, the lips and chin of which were a little worn by the kisses of devotees.]Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nevertheless, I have reservedוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥י (wə·hiš·’ar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant seven שִׁבְעַ֣ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number thousand אֲלָפִ֑ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's 505: A thousand in Israel— בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every whose אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that knees הַבִּרְכַּ֗יִם (hab·bir·ka·yim) Article | Noun - fd Strong's 1290: The knee have not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no bowed כָֽרְעוּ֙ (ḵā·rə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3766: To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate to Baal לַבַּ֔עַל (lab·ba·‘al) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god and [whose] וְכָ֨ל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every mouths הַפֶּ֔ה (hap·peh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to have not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no kissed נָשַׁ֖ק (nā·šaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons him.” לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links 1 Kings 19:18 NIV1 Kings 19:18 NLT 1 Kings 19:18 ESV 1 Kings 19:18 NASB 1 Kings 19:18 KJV 1 Kings 19:18 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 19:18 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 19:18 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 19:18 French Bible 1 Kings 19:18 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 19:18 Yet will I leave me seven thousand (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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