38. Then fire from the Lord came down. It burned the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the ground around the altar. It also dried up the water in the ditch.
39. When all the people saw this, they fell down to the ground. They cried, “The Lord is God! The Lord is God!”
40. Then Elijah said, “Capture the prophets of Baal! Don’t let any of them run away!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Valley. There he killed all the prophets.
41. Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Now, go, eat and drink. A heavy rain is coming.”
42. So King Ahab went to eat and drink. At the same time Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel. There he bent down to the ground with his head between his knees.