Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Elijah’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Elijah’ occurs 88 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth.”1 Kings 17:1
1 Kings 17:13 And Elijah said to her: “Do not be afraid. But go and do as you have said. Yet truly, first make for me, from the same flour, a little bread baked under ashes, and bring it to me. Then afterward, make some for yourself and for your son.1 Kings 17:13
1 Kings 17:15 She went and acted in accord with the word of Elijah. And he ate, and she and her household ate. And from that day,1 Kings 17:15
1 Kings 17:16 the jar of flour did not fail, and the bottle of oil was not diminished, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by the hand of Elijah.1 Kings 17:16
1 Kings 17:18 Therefore, she said to Elijah: “What is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you entered to me, so that my iniquities would be remembered, and so that you would put to death my son?”1 Kings 17:18
1 Kings 17:19 And Elijah said to her, “Give your son to me.” And he took him from her bosom, and he carried him to an upper room, where he himself was staying. And he placed him on his own bed.1 Kings 17:19
1 Kings 17:22 And the Lord heeded the voice of Elijah. And the soul of the boy returned to him, and he revived.1 Kings 17:22
1 Kings 17:23 And Elijah took the boy, and he brought him down from the upper room to the lower part of the house. And he gave him to his mother. And he said to her, “See, your son lives.”1 Kings 17:23
1 Kings 17:24 And the woman said to Elijah: “By this, I now realize that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.”1 Kings 17:24
1 Kings 18:1 After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go and show yourself to Ahab, so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.”1 Kings 18:1
1 Kings 18:2 Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria.1 Kings 18:2
1 Kings 18:7 And while Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him. And when he had recognized him, he fell on his face, and he said, “Are you not my lord Elijah?”1 Kings 18:7
1 Kings 18:8 And he responded to him: “I am. Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.”1 Kings 18:8
1 Kings 18:11 And now, you say to me, ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’1 Kings 18:11
1 Kings 18:14 And now you say: ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here,’ so that he may kill me!”1 Kings 18:14
1 Kings 18:15 And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whose face I stand, this day I will appear to him.”1 Kings 18:15
1 Kings 18:16 Therefore, Obadiah went away to meet Ahab, and he reported to him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.1 Kings 18:16
1 Kings 18:21 Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people, said: “How long will you waver between two sides? If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal is, then follow him.” And the people did not respond a word to him.1 Kings 18:21
1 Kings 18:22 And Elijah said again to the people: “I alone remain as a prophet of the Lord. But the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.1 Kings 18:22
1 Kings 18:25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal: “Choose for yourselves one ox, and prepare it first. For you are many. And call on the names of your gods, but do not place fire under it.”1 Kings 18:25
1 Kings 18:27 And when it was now midday, Elijah ridiculed them, saying: “Cry out with a louder voice. For he is a god, and perhaps he is talking, or at an inn, or on a journey, or certainly he may be asleep, and must be awakened.”1 Kings 18:27
1 Kings 18:36 And when it was now time for the holocaust to be offered, the prophet Elijah, drawing near, said: “O Lord, God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, reveal this day that you are the God of Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have acted, in all these things, in accord with your precept.1 Kings 18:36
1 Kings 18:40 And Elijah said to them, “Apprehend the prophets of Baal, and do not let even one of them escape.” And when they had apprehended them, Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon, and he put them to death there.1 Kings 18:40
1 Kings 18:41 And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”1 Kings 18:41
1 Kings 18:42 Ahab ascended, so that he might eat and drink. But Elijah ascended to the top of Carmel, and bending down to the ground, he placed his face between his knees.1 Kings 18:42
1 Kings 18:46 And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah. And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab, until he arrived at Jezreel.1 Kings 18:46
1 Kings 19:1 Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.1 Kings 19:1
1 Kings 19:2 And so Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods to these things, and may they add these other things, if by this hour tomorrow I will not have made your life like the life of one of them.”1 Kings 19:2
1 Kings 19:3 Therefore, Elijah was afraid. And rising up, he went away to wherever his will would carry him. And he arrived in Beersheba of Judah. And he dismissed his servant there.1 Kings 19:3
1 Kings 19:13 And when Elijah had heard it, he covered his face with his cloak, and going out, he stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there was a voice to him, saying: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” And he responded:1 Kings 19:13
1 Kings 19:19 Therefore, Elijah, setting out from there, found Elisha, the son of Shaphat, plowing with twelve yoke of oxen. And he himself was one of those who were plowing with the twelve yoke of oxen. And when Elijah had gone to him, he cast his mantle over him.1 Kings 19:19
1 Kings 19:20 And immediately, leaving behind the oxen, he ran after Elijah. And he said, “I beg you to let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him: “Go, and turn back. For what was mine to do, I have done concerning you.”1 Kings 19:20
1 Kings 19:21 Then, turning back from him, he took a pair of oxen, and he slew them. And he cooked the flesh with the plow of the oxen. And he gave it to the people, and they ate. And rising up, he went and followed Elijah, and he ministered to him.1 Kings 19:21
1 Kings 21:17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:1 Kings 21:17
1 Kings 21:20 And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you discovered me to be your enemy?” And he said: “I have discovered you to have been sold, so that you would do evil in the sight of the Lord:1 Kings 21:20
1 Kings 21:28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:1 Kings 21:28
Number of the word / term Elijah in 1 Kings: 36
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 1:3 And an Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying: “Rise up, and ascend to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria. And you shall say to them: ‘Is there not a God in Israel, so that you would go to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron?2 Kings 1:3
2 Kings 1:4 For this reason, thus says the Lord: From the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.’ ” And Elijah went away.2 Kings 1:4
2 Kings 1:8 So they said, “A hairy man, with a belt of leather wrapping his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah, the Tishbite.”2 Kings 1:8
2 Kings 1:10 And responding, Elijah said to the leader of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire from heaven descend and devour you and your fifty.” And then fire from heaven descended and devoured him and the fifty who were with him.2 Kings 1:10
2 Kings 1:12 Responding, Elijah said, “If I am a man of God, let fire from heaven descend and devour you and your fifty.” And fire from heaven descended and devoured him and his fifty.2 Kings 1:12
2 Kings 1:13 Again, he sent a third leader of fifty men and the fifty who were with him. And when he had arrived, he bent his knees before Elijah, and he pleaded with him, and said: “Man of God, do not choose to despise my life and the lives of your servants who are with me.2 Kings 1:13
2 Kings 1:15 Then the Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, saying, “Descend with him; fear not.” And so, he arose and descended with him to the king.2 Kings 1:15
2 Kings 1:17 And so he died, in accord with the word of the Lord, which Elijah spoke. And Jehoram, his brother, reigned in his place, in the second year of Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. For he had no son.2 Kings 1:17
2 Kings 2:1 Now it happened that, when the Lord willed to lift up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were going out of Gilgal.2 Kings 2:1
2 Kings 2:2 And Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” And Elisha said to him, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had descended to Bethel,2 Kings 2:2
2 Kings 2:4 Then Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had arrived at Jericho,2 Kings 2:4
2 Kings 2:6 Then Elijah said to him: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as the Jordan.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And so, the two of them continued on together.2 Kings 2:6
2 Kings 2:8 And Elijah took his cloak, and he rolled it up, and he struck the waters, which were divided into two parts. And they both went across on dry ground.2 Kings 2:8
2 Kings 2:9 And when they had gone across, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what you wish that I may do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “I beg you, that twice your spirit may be accomplished in me.”2 Kings 2:9
2 Kings 2:11 And as they continued on, they were conversing while walking. And behold, a fiery chariot with fiery horses divided the two. And Elijah ascended by a whirlwind into heaven.2 Kings 2:11
2 Kings 2:13 And he picked up the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him. And turning back, he stood above the bank of the Jordan.2 Kings 2:13
2 Kings 2:14 And he struck the waters with the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said, “Where is the God of Elijah, even now?” And he struck the waters, and they were divided here and there. And Elisha went across.2 Kings 2:14
2 Kings 2:15 Then the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, watching from a distance, said, “The spirit of Elijah has rested upon Elisha.” And approaching to meet him, they reverenced him prone on the ground.2 Kings 2:15
2 Kings 3:11 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may appeal to the Lord through him?” And one of the servants of the king of Israel responded, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who poured water upon the hands of Elijah.”2 Kings 3:11
2 Kings 9:36 And returning, they reported to him. And Jehu said: “It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke though his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, saying: ‘In the field of Jezreel, the dogs will consume the flesh of Jezebel.2 Kings 9:36
2 Kings 10:10 Now therefore, see that none of the words of the Lord has fallen to the ground, which the Lord spoke over the house of Ahab, and that the Lord has done what he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah.”2 Kings 10:10
2 Kings 10:17 And he led him into Samaria. And he struck down all who were left behind of Ahab in Samaria, even to the last one, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke through Elijah.2 Kings 10:17
Number of the word / term Elijah in 2 Kings: 22
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 8:27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.1 Chronicles 8:27
Number of the word / term Elijah in 1 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 21:12 Then letters were conveyed to him from the prophet Elijah, in which it was written: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,2 Chronicles 21:12
Number of the word / term Elijah in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 10:21 And from the sons of Harim, Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.Ezra 10:21
Ezra 10:26 And from the sons of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.Ezra 10:26
Number of the word / term Elijah in Ezra: 2
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book Malachi
Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send to you Elijah the prophet, before the arrival of the great and terrible day of the Lord.Malachi 4:5
Number of the word / term Elijah in Malachi: 1
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 11:14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah, who is to come.Matthew 11:14
Matthew 16:14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, still others say Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”Matthew 16:14
Matthew 17:3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, speaking with him.Matthew 17:3
Matthew 17:4 And Peter responded by saying to Jesus: “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you are willing, let us make three tabernacles here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”Matthew 17:4
Matthew 17:10 And his disciples questioned him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to arrive first?”Matthew 17:10
Matthew 17:12 But I say to you, that Elijah has already arrived, and they did not recognize him, but they did whatever they wanted to him. So also shall the Son of man suffer from them.”Matthew 17:12
Matthew 27:47 Then certain ones who were standing and listening there said, “This man calls upon Elijah.”Matthew 27:47
Matthew 27:49 Yet truly, the others said, “Wait. Let us see whether Elijah will come to free him.”Matthew 27:49
Number of the word / term Elijah in Matthew: 8
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book Mark
Mark 6:15 But others were saying, “Because it is Elijah.” Still others were saying, “Because he is a prophet, like one of the prophets.”Mark 6:15
Mark 8:28 And they answered him by saying: “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others perhaps one of the prophets.”Mark 8:28
Mark 9:4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were speaking with Jesus.Mark 9:4
Mark 9:5 And in response, Peter said to Jesus: “Master, it is good for us to be here. And so let us make three tabernacles, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”Mark 9:5
Mark 9:11 And they questioned him, saying: “Then why do the Pharisees and the scribes say that Elijah must arrive first?”Mark 9:11
Mark 9:13 But I say to you, that Elijah also has arrived, (and they have done to him whatever they wanted) just as it has been written about him.”Mark 9:13
Mark 15:35 And some of those standing near, upon hearing this, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”Mark 15:35
Mark 15:36 Then one of them, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and placing it around a reed, gave it to him to drink, saying: “Wait. Let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.”Mark 15:36
Number of the word / term Elijah in Mark: 8
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book Luke
Luke 1:17 And he will go before him with the spirit and power of Elijah, so that he may turn the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the incredulous to the prudence of the just, so as to prepare for the Lord a completed people.”Luke 1:17
Luke 4:25 In truth, I say to you, there were many widows in the days of Elijah in Israel, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine had occurred throughout the entire land.Luke 4:25
Luke 4:26 And to none of these was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.Luke 4:26
Luke 9:8 by some, “For John has risen from the dead,” yet truly, by others, “For Elijah has appeared,” and by still others, “For one of the prophets from of old has risen again.”Luke 9:8
Luke 9:19 But they answered by saying: “John the Baptist. But some say Elijah. Yet truly, others say that one of the prophets from before has risen again.”Luke 9:19
Luke 9:30 And behold, two men were talking with him. And these were Moses and Elijah, appearing in majesty.Luke 9:30
Luke 9:33 And it happened that, as these were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus: “Teacher, it is good for us to be here. And so, let us make three tabernacles: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” For he did not know what he was saying.Luke 9:33
Number of the word / term Elijah in Luke: 7
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book John
John 1:25 And they questioned him and said to him, “Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?”John 1:25
Number of the word / term Elijah in John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Elijah’ in the book Romans
Romans 11:2 God has not driven away his people, whom he foreknew. And do you not know what Scripture says in Elijah, how he calls upon God against Israel?Romans 11:2
Number of the word / term ‘Elijah’ in Romans: 1
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