1 Kings 18:20–40

²⁰So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and ^mgathered the prophets together unto mount ⁱCarmel. ²¹And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two ^||opinions? ⁿif the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. ²²Then said Elijah unto the people, ^oI, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; ^pbut Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. ²³Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: ²⁴And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that ^qanswereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, ^†It is well spoken. ²⁵And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. ²⁶And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, ^||hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that ^||answered. And they ^||leaped upon the altar which was made. ²⁷And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry ^†aloud: for he is a god; either ^||he is talking, or he ^†is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. ²⁸And they cried aloud, and ^rcut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till ^†the blood gushed out upon them. ²⁹And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the ^†offering of ^sthe evening sacrifice, that there was ^tneither voice, nor any to answer, nor any ^†that regarded. ³⁰And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was ^ubroken down. ³¹And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, ^xIsrael shall be thy name: ³²And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. ³³And he ^yput the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and ^zpour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. ³⁴And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. ³⁵And the water ^†ran round about the altar; and he filled ^athe trench also with water. ³⁶And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord ^bGod of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, ^clet it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that ^dI have done all these things at thy word. ³⁷Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. ³⁸Then ^ethe fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. ³⁹And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, ^fThe Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God. ⁴⁰And Elijah said unto them, ^||Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they ^||took them: and Elijah brought them down to the ^gbrook Kishon, and ^hslew them there.