13. Have you not been told, my lord, what I did when Jezebel was murdering the prophets of the Lord—that I hid a hundred of the prophets of the Lord, fifty each in caves, and supplied them with food and water?
14. And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord: Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
15. Elijah answered, “As the Lord of hosts lives, whom I serve, I will present myself to him today.”
16. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and informed him, and Ahab came to meet Elijah.
17. When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it you, you disturber of Israel?”
18. He answered, “It is not I who disturb Israel, but you and your father’s house, by forsaking the commands of the Lord and you by following the Baals.
19. Now summon all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, as well as the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
20. So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and had the prophets gather on Mount Carmel.
21. Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you straddle the issue? If the Lord is God, follow him; if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him.
22. So Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the Lord, and there are four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal.
23. Give us two young bulls. Let them choose one, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood, but start no fire. I shall prepare the other and place it on the wood, but shall start no fire.