1 Kings 18:18

Conservative English Version

Elijah answered: You're the troublemaker--not me! You and your family have disobeyed the LORD's commands by worshiping Baal.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:31

He acted just like Jeroboam. Even worse, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon and started worshiping Baal.

1 Kings 16:32

Ahab built an altar and temple for Baal in Samaria

1 Kings 21:25

When Ahab heard this, he tore his clothes and wore sackcloth day and night. He was depressed and refused to eat. Some time later, the LORD said, "Elijah, do you see how sorry Ahab is for what he did? I won't punish his family while he is still alive. I'll wait until his son is king." No one was more determined than Ahab to disobey the LORD. And Jezebel encouraged him. Worst of all, he had worshiped idols, just as the Amorites had done before the LORD forced them out of the land and gave it to Israel.

1 Kings 21:26

(SEE 21:25)

1 Kings 9:9

Then they will answer, "We know why the LORD did this. The people of Israel rejected the LORD their God, who rescued their ancestors from Egypt, and they started worshiping other gods."

2 Chronicles 15:2

At once, Azariah went to Asa and said: Listen to me, King Asa and you people of Judah and Benjamin. The LORD will be with you and help you, as long as you obey and worship him. But if you disobey him, he will desert you.

2 Chronicles 28:19

But God was punishing Judah with these disasters, because Ahaz had disobeyed him and refused to stop Judah from sinning.

Proverbs 11:19

Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die.

Proverbs 13:21

You are in for trouble if you sin, but you will be rewarded if you live right.

Proverbs 28:4

Lawbreakers praise criminals, but law-abiding citizens always oppose them.

Proverbs 5:22

Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds.

Isaiah 3:11

Tell those who disobey, "You're in big trouble-- what you did to others will come back to you."

Jeremiah 2:13

You, my people, have sinned in two ways-- you have rejected me, the source of life-giving water, and you've tried to collect water in cracked and leaking pits dug in the ground.

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own sins will punish you, because it was a bitter mistake for you to reject me without fear of punishment. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken.

Jeremiah 23:13

The prophets in Samaria were disgusting to me, because they preached in the name of Baal and led my people astray.

Jeremiah 38:4

So the four of them went to the king and said, "You should put Jeremiah to death, because he is making the soldiers and everyone else lose hope. He isn't trying to help our people; he's trying to harm them."

Ezekiel 3:8

so I will make you as stubborn as they are.

Matthew 14:4

(SEE 14:3)

Acts 24:13

There is no way that they can prove these charges that they are now bringing against me.

Acts 24:20

Or ask the ones who are here. They can tell you that they didn't find me guilty of anything when I was tried by their own council.

Deuteronomy 31:16

The LORD said: Moses, you will soon die. But Israel is going into a land where other gods are worshiped, and Israel will reject me and start worshiping these gods. The people will break the agreement I made with them,

1 Samuel 14:29

Jonathan said, "My father has caused you a lot of trouble. Look at me! I had only a little of this honey, but already I feel strong and alert.