33. Elijah put the wood on the altar, cut the bull into pieces, and laid the pieces on the wood.
34. Then he said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the meat and on the wood.” Then Elijah said, “Do it again,” and they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it the third time.
35. So the water ran off the altar and filled the ditch.
36. At the time for the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah went near the altar. “Lord, you are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,” he prayed. “Prove that you are the God of Israel and that I am your servant. Show these people that you commanded me to do all these things.
37. Lord, answer my prayer so these people will know that you, Lord, are God and that you will change their minds.”
38. Then fire from the Lord came down and burned the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the ground around the altar. It also dried up the water in the ditch.