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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 18:25 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
1Ki 18:25	Strong Concordance	And Elijah [0452] said [0559] unto the prophets [05030] of Baal [01168], Choose [0977] you one [0259] bullock [06499] for yourselves, and dress [06213] it first [07223]; for ye are many [07227]; and call [07121] on the name [08034] of your gods [0430], but put [07760] no fire [0784] under.
	King James	And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Elijah gives precedence in everything to the Baal-priests, to take away all ground for cavil in case of failure. It is his object to make an impression on king and people; and he feels rightly that the impression will depend greatly on the contrast between their inability and the power given to him.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Elijah gives precedence in everything to the Baal-priests, to take away all ground for cavil in case of failure. It is his object to make an impression on king and people; and he feels rightly that the impression will depend greatly on the contrast between their inability and the power given to him.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Dress it first - And I am willing to give you the precedency. This he did, because if he had first offered, and God had answered by fire, Baal's priests would have desisted from making the trial on their part; and because the disappointment of the priests of Baal, of which he was well assured, would prepare the way for the people's attention to his words, and cause them to entertain his success with more affection; and this coming last would leave the greater impression upon their hearts. And this they accepted, because they might think, that if Baal answered them first, which they presumed he would, the people would be so confirmed and heightened in their opinion of Baal, that they might murder Elijah before he came to his experiment.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Dress it first - And I am willing to give you the precedency. This he did, because if he had first offered, and God had answered by fire, Baal's priests would have desisted from making the trial on their part; and because the disappointment of the priests of Baal, of which he was well assured, would prepare the way for the people's attention to his words, and cause them to entertain his success with more affection; and this coming last would leave the greater impression upon their hearts. And this they accepted, because they might think, that if Baal answered them first, which they presumed he would, the people would be so confirmed and heightened in their opinion of Baal, that they might murder Elijah before he came to his experiment.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
For ye are many - And therefore shall have the preference, and the advantage of being first in your application to the deity.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

For ye are many - And therefore shall have the preference, and the advantage of being first in your application to the deity.

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