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Berean Standard Bible

“When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!””

1 Kings 18:39

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On Mount Carmel Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to a contest before all Israel. After their prayers go unanswered, Elijah rebuilds the altar, soaks the offering with water and prays a brief prayer, and fire falls from heaven.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”

World English Bible (WEB)

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”

King James Version (KJV)

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y viéndolo todo el pueblo, cayeron sobre sus rostros, y dijeron: ¡Jehová es el Dios! ¡Jehová es el Dios!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y cuando los que estaban allí vieron esto, se inclinaron con sus rostros en tierra, gritando: ―¡El Señor es Dios! ¡El Señor es Dios!

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