32. He built the stones into an altar in the Lord’s name, and he dug a trench around the altar big enough to hold two seahs of dry grain.
33. He put the wood in order, butchered the bull, and placed the bull on the wood. "Fill four jars with water and pour it on the sacrifice and on the wood," he commanded.
34. "Do it a second time!" he said. So they did it a second time. "Do it a third time!" And so they did it a third time.
35. The water flowed around the altar, and even the trench filled with water.
36. At the time of the evening offering, the prophet Elijah drew near and prayed: "Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. I have done all these things at your instructions.
37. Answer me, Lord! Answer me so that this people will know that you, Lord, are the real God and that you can change their hearts."
38. Then the Lord’s fire fell; it consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up the water in the trench!