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1 Kings

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Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape." So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Elijah "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr. Noun H452 אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ e·li·ya·hu
Analysis:
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּאמֶר֩ vai·yo·mer
to them, "Seize to lay hold of, wield Verb H8610 תִּפְשׂ֣וּ tif·su
the prophets a spokesman, speaker, prophet Noun H5030 נְבִיאֵ֣י ne·vi·'ei
of Baal; a heathen god Noun H1168 הַבַּ֗עַל hab·ba·'al
Analysis:
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do not let one man Noun H376 אִ֛ישׁ ish
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One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of them escape." to slip away Verb H4422 יִמָּלֵ֥ט yim·ma·let
So they seized to lay hold of, wield Verb H8610 וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּם vai·yit·pe·sum;
Analysis:
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them; and Elijah "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr. Noun H452 אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ e·li·ya·hu
Analysis:
Read more about: Elijah
brought them down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וַיֹּורִדֵ֤ם vai·yo·v·ri·dem
to the brook torrent, torrent-valley, wadi Noun H5158 נַ֣חַל na·chal
Kishon, a wadi in the plain of Megiddo Noun H7028 קִישֹׁ֔ון ki·sho·vn,
and slew to slaughter, beat Verb H7819 וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם vai·yish·cha·tem
them there. there, thither Adverb H8033 שָֽׁם׃ sham.

People

Baal

Baal [N] [B] [H] [S] lord.  The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM ( Judges 2:11 ;  10:10 ;  1 Kings 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ;  Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech ( Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3 ; ... View Details

Baal

the name of a city in Simeon, also two Israelites

Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape." So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
King James Bible Then And Elijah said to unto them, "Seize Take the prophets of Baal; do let not let one of them escape." So escape. And they seized them; took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
Hebrew Greek English Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape." So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.