36 At the time for offering the evening sacrifice,f the prophet Elijah approached the altar and said, “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,g today let it be knownh that you are God in Israel and I am your servant, and that at your word I have done all these things. 37 Answer me, Lord! Answer me so that this people will know that you, the Lord, are Godi and that you have turned their hearts back.”

38 Then the Lord’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedownj and said, “The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is God!”k

40 Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal!l Do not let even one of them escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishonm and slaughtered them there.n