39. When all the people saw this, they fell down to the ground. They cried, “The Lord is God! The Lord is God!”
40. Then Elijah said, “Capture the prophets of Baal! Don’t let any of them run away!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Valley. There he killed all the prophets.
41. Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Now, go, eat and drink. A heavy rain is coming.”
42. So King Ahab went to eat and drink. At the same time Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel. There he bent down to the ground with his head between his knees.
43. Then Elijah said to his servant, “Go and look toward the sea.”The servant went and looked. He said, “I see nothing.”Elijah told him to go and look again. This happened seven times.
44. The seventh time, the servant said, “I see a small cloud. It’s the size of a man’s fist. It’s coming from the sea.”Elijah told the servant, “Go to Ahab. Tell him to get his chariot ready and to go home now. If he doesn’t leave now, the rain will stop him.”