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1 Kings 18:15

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And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
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  1. 1 Kings 17:1Rank 1 from verse 15
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    1AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

  2. 1 Kings 18:10Rank 2 from verse 15
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    10As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

  3. Deuteronomy 1:38Rank 3 from verse 15
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    38But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

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    19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

  5. Genesis 2:1Rank 5 from verse 15
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    1THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

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1 Kings 18:15

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hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

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shew

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Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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18:7¶ And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?

18:8And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

18:9And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

18:10As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

18:11And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

18:12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.

18:13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

18:14And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.

18:15And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.

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18:16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

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