20. Then Ahab sent unto all the sons of Israel and gathered the prophets together unto Mount Carmel.
21. And Elijah came near unto all the people and said, How long shall ye halt between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
22. Then Elijah spoke again unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23. Give us, therefore, two bullocks, and let them choose one bullock for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on wood and put no fire under it; and I will dress the other bullock and lay it on wood and put no fire under it.
24. And invoke ye in the name of your gods, and I will invoke in the name of the Lord; and it shall be that the God that answers by fire is God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
25. So Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves and dress it first, for ye are many, and invoke in the name of your gods, but put no fire under it.
26. And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it and invoked in the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us. But there was no voice nor anyone that answered. And they jumped up and down near the altar which they had made.