Lexham English Bible

1 Kings 18:38-43 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

38. Then the fire of Yahweh fell, and it consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust; and the water which was in the trench it licked up!

39. When all the people saw, they fell on their faces and said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”

40. Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; don’t let any man of them escape!” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the wadi of Kishon and killed them there.

41. Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the noise of rain.”

42. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink while Elijah went to the top of Carmel, bent down to the earth, and put his face between his knees.

43. Then he said to his servant, “Please go and look in the direction of the sea.” So he went up and looked; then he said, “There is nothing.” Then he said, “Go back,” seven times.