And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him,  Art  thou he that troubleth Israel? 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. 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. So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. 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. 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. 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 : 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. 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 . 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. 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. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 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. 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for  there is  a sound of abundance of rain. 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, 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. 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. 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. And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.