22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I (A)alone am left as a prophet of the Lord, while Baal’s prophets are (B)450 men. 23 Now have them give us two oxen; and have them choose the one ox for themselves and cut it up, and place it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, and I will not put a fire under it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and (C)the God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people replied, “[a]That is a good idea.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 18:24 Lit The matter is good

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