38 Then the fire of the Lord fell down and devoured the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and even the dust, and it absorbed the water that was in the trench.
39 And when all the people had seen it, they fell upon their face, and they said: 'The Lord himself is God! The Lord himself is God!'
40 And Elijah said to them, 'Apprehend the prophets of Baal, and do not let even one of them escape.' And when they had apprehended them, Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon, and he put them to death there.
41 And Elijah said to Ahab 'Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.'
42 Ahab ascended, so that he might eat and drink. But Elijah ascended to the top of Carmel, and bending down to the ground, he placed his face between his knees.
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