vw - 1Kings:18:17-40

vw@1Kings:18:17 @ And it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is that you, O troubler of Israel?

vw@1Kings:18:18 @ And he answered, I have not troubled Israel, but you and your fathers house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah and have gone after the Baals.

vw@1Kings:18:19 @ Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of the groves, who eat at Jezebels table.

vw@1Kings:18:20 @ So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel.

vw@1Kings:18:21 @ And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long will you be limping between two divided opinions? If Jehovah is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow after him. But the people answered him not a word.

vw@1Kings:18:22 @ Then Elijah said to the people, I alone am left a prophet of Jehovah; but Baals prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

vw@1Kings:18:23 @ Therefore let them give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it.

vw@1Kings:18:24 @ Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call upon the name of Jehovah; and the god who answers by fire, He is God. So all the people answered and said, The word is good.

vw@1Kings:18:25 @ And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.

vw@1Kings:18:26 @ So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, O Baal, hear us! But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they leaped about the altar which they had made.

vw@1Kings:18:27 @ And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.

vw@1Kings:18:28 @ So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

vw@1Kings:18:29 @ And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention.

vw@1Kings:18:30 @ Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me. So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of Jehovah that was broken down.

vw@1Kings:18:31 @ And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Word of Jehovah had come, saying, Israel shall be your name.

vw@1Kings:18:32 @ And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

vw@1Kings:18:33 @ And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, Fill four waterpots with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.

vw@1Kings:18:34 @ Then he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time; and he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.

vw@1Kings:18:35 @ And the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.

vw@1Kings:18:36 @ And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your Word.

vw@1Kings:18:37 @ Testify, O Jehovah, testify, that this people may know that You are Jehovah God, and that You have turned their hearts around back to You.

vw@1Kings:18:38 @ Then the fire of Jehovah fell and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.

vw@1Kings:18:39 @ And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, Jehovah, He is God! Jehovah, He is God!

vw@1Kings:18:40 @ And Elijah said to them, Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape! So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook Kishon and slaughtered them there.