³⁰ Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come forward to me.” So all the people came forward to him. And ^(A)he repaired the altar of the Lord which had been torn down. ³¹ Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “^(B)Israel shall be your name.” ³² And with the stones he built an altar in ^(C)the name of the Lord; and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two ^[a]measures of seed. ^33 (D)Then he laid out the wood, and he cut the ox in pieces and placed it on the wood. ³⁴ And he said, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” And he said, “Do it a second time,” so they did it a second time. Then he said, “Do it a third time,” so they did it a third time. ³⁵ The water flowed around the altar, and he also filled the trench with water.

Elijah’s Prayer

³⁶ Then ^(E)at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached and said, “^(F)Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, today let it be known that ^(G)You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant, and that ^(H)I have done all these things at Your word. ³⁷ Answer me, Lord, answer me, so that this people may know that You, Lord, are God, and that You have turned their heart back.” ³⁸ Then the ^(I)fire of the Lord 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. ³⁹ When all the people saw this, they fell on their faces; and they said, “^(J)The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God!” ⁴⁰ Then 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 ^(K)the brook Kishon, ^(L)and slaughtered them there.