1 Kings 18 | Caedes Prophetarum

With swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them

And as midday passed, they raved on

Until the time of the offering of the oblation

But there was no voice

No one answered; and no one paid attention

Then Elijah said to all the people

Come near to me

And all the people came near to him

And he repaired the altar of the LORD

That had been thrown down

Elijah took twelve stones

According to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob

To whom the word of the LORD came, saying

Israel shall be your name

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 seahs of seed

And he put the wood in order and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood

And he said, Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood

And 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

And the water ran around the altar and filled the trench also with water

And at the time of the offering of the oblation

Elijah the prophet came near and said

O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel

Let it be known this day that you are God in Israel

And that I am your servant

And that I have done all these things at your word

Answer me, O LORD, answer me

That this people may know that you, O LORD, are God

And that you have turned their hearts back

Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering

And the wood and the stones and the dust

And licked up the water that was in the trench

And when all the people saw it

They fell on their faces and said

The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God

And Elijah said to them

Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape

And they seized them

And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon

And slaughtered them there