And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. LA TROISIÈME ANNÉE. Dans le Nouveau Testament, il est dit qu'il n'y a pas eu de pluie "pendant trois ans et six mois". La plui... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. ÉLIE EST ALLÉ - une merveilleuse preuve de l'intrépidité naturelle de ce prophète, de son mépris moral et de sa confiance sans faille dans le soin protecteur de Dieu, qu'il a osé approchez-vous de la présence du l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: ABDIAS CRAIGNAIT BEAUCOUP LE SEIGNEUR. Bien qu'il n'ait pas suivi la voie suivie par les Lévites et la majorité des pieux Israélites à cette époque, de l'émigration vers Juda (2 Chroniques 11:13 -... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) CENT PROPHÈTES - pas des hommes dotés des dons extraordinaires de l'office prophétique, mais qui étaient dévoués au service de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND AHAB SAID UNTO OBADIAH, GO INTO THE LAND, UNTO ALL FOUNTAINS OF WATER, AND UNTO ALL BROOKS: PERADVENTURE WE MAY FIND GRASS TO SAVE THE HORSES AND MULES ALIVE, THAT WE LOSE NOT ALL THE BEASTS._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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? ALORS QU'ABDIAS ÉTAIT SUR LE CHEMIN ... ELIE L'A RENCONTRÉ. Jugeant imprudent de se précipiter sans avis préalable en présence d'Achab, le prophète a sollicité Ab... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE ANSWERED HIM, I AM: GO, TELL THY LORD, BEHOLD, ELIJAH IS HERE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? ES-TU CELUI QUI TROUBLE ISRAËL? Une violente altercation a eu lieu. Achab a pensé à l'admirer dans la soumission; mais le prophète dit hardiment et sans déguisement au roi que la calamité natio... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE ANSWERED, I HAVE NOT TROUBLED ISRAEL; BUT THOU, AND THY FATHER'S HOUSE, IN THAT YE HAVE FORSAKEN THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE LORD, AND THOU HAST FOLLOWED BAALIM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. RASSEMBLEZ ... LES PROPHÈTES DE BAAL ... LES PROPHÈTES DES BOSQUETS. De la suite, il semble que le premie... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. ACHAB ENVOYA DONC VERS TOUS LES ENFANTS D'ISRAËL ET RASSEMBLA LES PROPHÈTES SUR LE MONT CARMEL. Le peuple - i: e., Les représentants du peuple se tenaient devant la montagne, dans la plaine d'Esdral... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. ÉLIE EST VENU VERS TOUT LE PEUPLE, ET A DIT: COMBIEN DE TEMPS ARRÊTEZ-VOUS? Ils essayaient depuis longtemps d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN SAID ELIJAH UNTO THE PEOPLE, I, EVEN I ONLY, REMAIN A PROPHET OF THE LORD; BUT BAAL'S PROPHETS ARE FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEN._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: LAISSEZ-LES ... NOUS DONNER DEUX TAUREAUX ... Les préparations t... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. TOUS LES GENS ONT RÉPONDU ET ONT DIT: "C'EST BIEN PARLÉ. La proposition paraissant en tout point raisonnable... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye 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. ÉLIE DIT A... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THEY TOOK THE BULLOCK WHICH WAS GIVEN THEM, AND THEY DRESSED IT, AND CALLED ON THE NAME OF BAAL FROM MORNING EVEN UNTIL NOON, SAYING, O BAAL, HEAR US. BUT THERE WAS NO VOICE, NOR ANY THAT ANSWERED. AND THEY LEAPED UPON THE ALTAR WHICH WAS MADE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. SE COUPER ... AVEC DES COUTEAUX ET DES LANCETTES - (voir Grotius.) [Les scènes du Carmel se déroulent quotidiennement sous les yeux de nos missionnaires. Un récit est rendu («... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. ILS ONT PROPHÉTISÉ JUSQU'AU MOMENT DE L'OFFRANDE DU SACRIFICE DU SOIR , [ wayitnab'uw (H5012)] - ils imi... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. ÉLIE DIT À TOUT LE PEUPLE: APPROCHEZ-VOUS. Puisque le jour était très avancé, Élie a commencé ses opérations. Invitant le peuple à s'approcher... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND ELIJAH TOOK TWELVE STONES, ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF THE TRIBES OF THE SONS OF JACOB, UNTO WHOM THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME, SAYING, ISRAEL SHALL BE THY NAME:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, ACHAB EST ALLÉ MANGER ET BOIRE. Achab, maintenu dans une excitation douloureuse par la scène angoissante, n'avait rien mangé de la journée. I... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. MONTEZ MAINTENANT, REGARDEZ VERS LA MER. Depuis le lieu de culte, il y a une petite éminence qui, du côté ouest et nord-ouest, intercepte la vue du... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. UN PETIT NUAGE ... COMME LA MAIN D'UN HOMME. La clarté du ciel re... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. ACHAB EST MONTÉ À CHEVAL ET EST ALLÉ À JEZREEL - maintenant Zerin, une distance d'environ dix miles. Cette course s'est déroulée au milieu d'une... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. ÉLIE ... SE CEIGNIT LES REINS ET COURUT DEVANT ACHAB. C'était autrefois, et est toujours, dans certains pays de l'Est, coutumier pour les rois et les nobles d'avoir des coureurs dev... [ Continuer la lecture ]