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40 But Elijah said, “Arrest the prophets of Baal. Don’t let even one of them get away.” So the people[a] seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Wadi[b] Kishon and executed them there.

The Rain Storm Ends the Drought

41 After this, Elijah told Ahab, “Get up and have something to eat and drink, because there’s the sound of a coming rainstorm.” 42 So Ahab got up to get something to eat and drink while Elijah went back up to the top of Mount[c] Carmel, where he bowed low to the ground and placed his face between his knees.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 18:40 Lit. So they
  2. 1 Kings 18:40 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times
  3. 1 Kings 18:42 The Heb. lacks Mount