Holy Scripture
1 Kings 18:17
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“"When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is it you, you troubler of Israel?" He answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you have, and your father's house." "It is you and your father Omri who ruined this people, because through your abominable customs and your evil commandments you corrupted their spirit and their…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
17And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to Elijah, Art thou he that perverts Israel?
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15And Elijah said, As the Lord of Hosts before whom I stand lives, today I will appear before him.
16And Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab hastened forth, and went to meet Elijah.
— 1 Kings 18:17 —
18And Elijah said, I do not pervert Israel; but it is thou and thy father’s house, in that ye forsake the Lord your God, and thou hast gone after Baalim.
19And now send, gather to me all Israel to Mount Carmel, and the prophets of shame four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, that eat at Jezebel’s table.