14. And now you say, Go tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here; and he will kill me.
15. Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts lives, before Whom I stand, I will surely show myself to Ahab today.
16. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17. When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Are you he who troubles Israel?
18. Elijah replied, I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, by forsaking the commandments of the Lord and by following the Baals.
19. Therefore send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of [the goddess] Asherah, who eat at [Queen] Jezebel's table.
20. So Ahab sent to all the Israelites and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel.
21. Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you halt and limp between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him! But if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
22. Then Elijah said to the people, I, I only, remain a prophet of the Lord, but Baal's prophets are 450 men.
23. Let two bulls be given us; let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood but put no fire to it. I will dress the other bull, lay it on the wood, and put no fire to it.
24. Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the One Who answers by fire, let Him be God. And all the people answered, It is well spoken.
25. Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bull for yourselves and dress it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.