1Kings:18:16-46
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So Obadiah went to meet Ahab ,
and told him :
and Ahab went to meet Elijah .
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And it came to pass ,
when Ahab saw Elijah ,
that Ahab said unto him ,
Art thou he that troubleth Israel ?
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And he answered ,
I have not troubled Israel ;
but thou ,
and thy father '
s house ,
in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD ,
and thou hast followed Baalim .
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Now therefore send ,
and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel ,
and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty ,
and the prophets of the groves four hundred ,
which eat at Jezebel '
s table .
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So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel ,
and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel .
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And Elijah came unto all the people ,
and said ,
How long halt ye between two opinions ?
if the LORD be God ,
follow him :
but if Baal ,
then follow him .
And the people answered him not a word .
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Then said Elijah unto the people ,
I ,
even I only ,
remain a prophet of the LORD ;
but Baal '
s prophets are four hundred and fifty men .
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Let 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 :
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And call ye on the name of your gods ,
and I will call on the name of the LORD :
and the God that answereth by fire ,
let him be God .
And all the people answered and said ,
It is well spoken .
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And 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 .
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And 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 .
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And 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 .
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And they cried aloud ,
and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets ,
till the blood gushed out upon them .
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And it came to pass ,
when midday was past ,
and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice ,
that there was neither voice ,
nor any to answer ,
nor any that regarded .
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And 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 broken down .
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And 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 ,
Israel shall be thy name :
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And 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 .
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And he put the wood in order ,
and cut the bullock in pieces ,
and laid him on the wood ,
and said ,
Fill four barrels with water ,
and pour it on the burnt sacrifice ,
and on the wood .
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And 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 .
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And the water ran round about the altar ;
and he filled the trench also with water .
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And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice ,
that Elijah the prophet came near ,
and said ,
LORD God of Abraham ,
Isaac ,
and of Israel ,
let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel ,
and that I am thy servant ,
and that I have done all these things at thy word .
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Hear 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 .
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Then the 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 .
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And when all the people saw it ,
they fell on their faces :
and they said ,
The LORD ,
he is the God ;
the LORD ,
he is the God .
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And 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 brook Kishon ,
and slew them there .
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And Elijah said unto Ahab ,
Get thee up ,
eat and drink ;
for there is a sound of abundance of rain .
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So Ahab went up to eat and to drink .
And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel ;
and he cast himself down upon the earth ,
and put his face between his knees ,
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And said to his servant ,
Go up now ,
look toward the sea .
And he went up ,
and looked ,
and said ,
There is nothing .
And he said ,
Go again seven times .
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And it came to pass at the seventh time ,
that he said ,
Behold ,
there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea ,
like a man '
s hand .
And he said ,
Go up ,
say unto Ahab ,
Prepare thy chariot ,
and get thee down ,
that the rain stop thee not .
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And it came to pass in the mean while ,
that the heaven was black with clouds and wind ,
and there was a great rain .
And Ahab rode ,
and went to Jezreel .
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And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah ;
and he girded up his loins ,
and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel .