Graphic Bible · Scene 7 of 22

Ahab accuses Elijah of troubling Israel; Elijah names Ahab’s apostasy as the cause.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

1 Kings 18:17-18

The troubler of Israel

Elijah at Mount Carmel · 1 Kings 18

Story guide: Ahab and Elijah face each other as the king blames the prophet, and Elijah turns the charge back on Ahab's house; their expressions and the setting are not described in the passage.

Open this scene in the reader →

17When Ahab saw Elijah, he said, “Is that you, the one who has brought trouble on Israel?”

18Elijah replied, “I have not brought trouble on Israel; you and your father's royal house have, because you have forsaken Yahweh's commandments and have followed the Baals.

Step through the story beside the Scripture itself. About the People’s Open Bible