1 Kings 18:30–38

^18:30Elijah then told all the people, “Approach me.” So all the people approached him. He repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down.^4518:31Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new⁴⁶ name.”^4718:32With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord.⁴⁸ Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs⁴⁹ of seed. ^18:33He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. ^18:34Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so,⁵⁰ he said, “Do it again.” So they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time. ^18:35The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench. ^18:36When it was time for the evening offering,⁵¹ Elijah the prophet approached the altar⁵² and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove⁵³ today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. ^18:37Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are the true God⁵⁴ and that you are winning back their allegiance.”^5518:38Then fire from the Lord fell from the sky.⁵⁶ It consumed the offering, the wood, the stones, and the dirt, and licked up the water in the trench.