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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[a] 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.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 18:40 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season

39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate(A) and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”(B)

40 Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley(C) and slaughtered(D) there.

41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

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