1And it came to pass after many7227 days3117, that the word1697 of the LORD3068 came to Elijah452 in the third7992 year8141, saying559, Go3212, shew7200 thyself unto Ahab256; and I will send5414 rain4306 upon6440 the earth127.
2And Elijah452 went3212 to shew7200 himself unto Ahab256. And there was a sore2389 famine7458 in Samaria8111.
3And Ahab256 called7121 Obadiah5662, which was the governor of his house1004. (Now Obadiah5662 feared3373 the LORD3068 greatly3966:
4For it was so, when Jezebel348 cut off3772 the prophets5030 of the LORD3068, that Obadiah5662 took3947 an hundred3967 prophets5030, and hid2244 them by fifty376 2572 in a cave4631, and fed3557 them with bread3899 and water4325.)
5And Ahab256 said559 unto Obadiah5662, Go3212 into the land776, unto all fountains4599 of water4325, and unto all brooks5158: peradventure194 we may find4672 grass2682 to save2421 the horses5483 and mules6505 alive2421, that we lose3772 not all the beasts929.
6So they divided2505 the land776 between them to pass throughout5674 it: Ahab256 went1980 one259 way1870 by himself, and Obadiah5662 went1980 another259 way1870 by himself.
7And as Obadiah5662 was in the way1870, behold, Elijah452 met7125 him: and he knew5234 him, and fell5307 on his face6440, and said559, Art thou that my lord113 Elijah452?
8And he answered559 him, I am: go3212, tell559 thy lord113, Behold, Elijah452 is here.
9And he said559, What have I sinned2398, that thou wouldest deliver5414 thy servant5650 into the hand3027 of Ahab256, to slay4191 me?
10As the LORD3068 thy God430 liveth2416, there is no3426 nation1471 or kingdom4467, whither834 my lord113 hath not sent7971 to seek1245 thee: and when they said559, He is not there; he took an oath7650 of the kingdom4467 and nation1471, that they found4672 thee not.
11And now thou sayest559, Go3212, tell559 thy lord113, Behold, Elijah452 is here.
12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone3212 from thee, that the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 shall carry5375 thee whither I know3045 not; and so when I come935 and tell5046 Ahab256, and he cannot find4672 thee, he shall slay2026 me: but I thy servant5650 fear3372 the LORD3068 from my youth5271.
13Was it not told5046 my lord113 what I did6213 when Jezebel348 slew2026 the prophets5030 of the LORD3068, how I hid2244 an hundred3967 men376 of the LORD'S3068 prophets5030 by fifty2572 in a cave4631, and fed3557 them with bread3899 and water4325?
14And now thou sayest559, Go3212, tell559 thy lord113, Behold, Elijah452 is here: and he shall slay2026 me.
15And Elijah452 said559, As the LORD3068 of hosts6635 liveth2416, before6440 whom I stand5975, I will surely shew7200 myself unto him to day3117.
16So Obadiah5662 went3212 to meet7125 Ahab256, and told5046 him: and Ahab256 went3212 to meet7125 Elijah452.
17And it came to pass, when Ahab256 saw7200 Elijah452, that Ahab256 said559 unto him, Art thou he that troubleth5916 Israel3478?
18And he answered559, I have not troubled5916 Israel3478; but thou, and thy father's1 house1004, in that ye have forsaken5800 the commandments4687 of the LORD3068, and thou hast followed3212 310 Baalim1168.
19Now therefore send7971, and gather6908 to me all Israel3478 unto mount2022 Carmel3760, and the prophets5030 of Baal1168 four702 hundred3967 and fifty2572, and the prophets5030 of the groves842 four702 hundred3967, which eat398 at Jezebel's348 table7979.
20So Ahab256 sent7971 unto all the children1121 of Israel3478, and gathered6908 the prophets5030 together6908 unto mount2022 Carmel3760.
21And Elijah452 came5066 unto all the people5971, and said559, How long5921 halt6452 ye between two8147 opinions5587? if the LORD3068 be God430, follow him: but if Baal1168, then follow3212 310 him. And the people5971 answered6030 him not a word1697.
22Then said559 Elijah452 unto the people5971, I, even I only, remain3498 a prophet5030 of the LORD3068; but Baal's1168 prophets5030 are four702 hundred3967 and fifty2572 men376.
23Let them therefore give5414 us two8147 bullocks6499; and let them choose977 one259 bullock6499 for themselves, and cut it in pieces5408, and lay7760 it on wood6086, and put7760 no fire784 under: and I will dress6213 the other259 bullock6499, and lay5414 it on wood6086, and put7760 no fire784 under:
24And call7121 ye on the name8034 of your gods430, and I will call7121 on the name8034 of the LORD3068: and the God430 that answereth6030 by fire784, let him be God430. And all the people5971 answered6030 and said559, It is well2896 spoken1697.
25And Elijah452 said559 unto the prophets5030 of Baal1168, Choose977 you one259 bullock6499 for yourselves, and dress6213 it first7223; for ye are many7227; and call7121 on the name8034 of your gods430, but put7760 no fire784 under.
26And they took3947 the bullock6499 which was given5414 them, and they dressed6213 it, and called7121 on the name8034 of Baal1168 from morning1242 even until noon6672, saying559, O Baal1168, hear6030 us. But there was no369 voice6963, nor any that answered6030. And they leaped6452 upon the altar4196 which was made6213.
27And it came to pass at noon6672, that Elijah452 mocked2048 them, and said559, Cry7121 aloud1419 6963: for he is a god430; either he is talking7879, or he is pursuing7873, or he is in a journey1870, or peradventure194 he sleepeth3463, and must be awaked3364.
28And they cried7121 aloud6963 1419, and cut1413 themselves after their manner4941 with knives2719 and lancets7420, till the blood1818 gushed out8210 upon them.
29And it came to pass, when midday6672 was past5674, and they prophesied5012 until the time of the offering5927 of the evening sacrifice4503, that there was neither voice6963, nor any to answer6030, nor any that regarded7182.
30And Elijah452 said559 unto all the people5971, Come near5066 unto me. And all the people5971 came near5066 unto him. And he repaired7495 the altar4196 of the LORD3068 that was broken down2040.
31And Elijah452 took3947 twelve8147 6240 stones68, according to the number4557 of the tribes7626 of the sons1121 of Jacob3290, unto whom the word1697 of the LORD3068 came, saying559, Israel3478 shall be thy name8034:
32And with the stones68 he built1129 an altar4196 in the name8034 of the LORD3068: and he made6213 a trench8585 about5439 the altar4196, as great as would contain1004 two measures5429 of seed2233.
33And he put6186 the wood6086 in order6186, and cut5408 the bullock6499 in pieces, and laid7760 him on the wood6086, and said559, Fill4390 four702 barrels3537 with water4325, and pour3332 it on the burnt sacrifice5930, and on the wood6086.
34And he said559, Do it the second time8138. And they did it the second time8138. And he said559, Do it the third time8027. And they did it the third time8027.
35And the water4325 ran3212 round about5439 the altar4196; and he filled4390 the trench8585 also with water4325.
36And it came to pass at the time of the offering5927 of the evening sacrifice4503, that Elijah452 the prophet5030 came near5066, and said559, LORD3068 God430 of Abraham85, Isaac3327, and of Israel3478, let it be known3045 this day3117 that thou art God430 in Israel3478, and that I am thy servant5650, and that I have done6213 all these things at thy word1697.
37Hear6030 me, O LORD3068, hear6030 me, that this people5971 may know3045 that thou art the LORD3068 God430, and that thou hast turned5437 their heart3820 back5437 again322.
38Then the fire784 of the LORD3068 fell5307, and consumed398 the burnt sacrifice5930, and the wood6086, and the stones68, and the dust6083, and licked up3897 the water4325 that was in the trench8585.
39And when all the people5971 saw7200 it, they fell5307 on their faces6440: and they said559, The LORD3068, he is the God430; the LORD3068, he is the God430.
40And Elijah452 said559 unto them, Take8610 the prophets5030 of Baal1168; let not one376 of them escape4422. And they took8610 them: and Elijah452 brought them down3381 to the brook5158 Kishon7028, and slew7819 them there.
41And Elijah452 said559 unto Ahab256, Get thee up5927, eat398 and drink8354; for there is a sound6963 of abundance1995 of rain1653.
42So Ahab256 went up5927 to eat398 and to drink8354. And Elijah452 went up5927 to the top7218 of Carmel3760; and he cast himself down1457 upon the earth776, and put7760 his face6440 between his knees1290,
43And said559 to his servant5288, Go up5927 now, look5027 toward1870 the sea3220. And he went up5927, and looked5027, and said559, There is nothing3972. And he said559, Go again7725 seven7651 times6471.
44And it came to pass at the seventh time7637, that he said559, Behold, there ariseth5927 a little6996 cloud5645 out of the sea3220, like a man's376 hand3709. And he said559, Go up5927, say559 unto Ahab256, Prepare631 thy chariot, and get thee down3381, that the rain1653 stop6113 thee not.
45And it came to pass in the mean while3541, that the heaven8064 was black6937 with clouds5645 and wind7307, and there was a great1419 rain1653. And Ahab256 rode7392, and went3212 to Jezreel3157.
46And the hand3027 of the LORD3068 was on Elijah452; and he girded up8151 his loins4975, and ran7323 before6440 Ahab256 to the entrance935 of Jezreel3157.