1 Kings 18:32-38

18:32 With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord. ¹  Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs ²  of seed. 18:33 He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. 18:34 Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so, ³  he said, “Do it again.” So they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time. 18:35 The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench. 18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, ⁴  Elijah the prophet approached the altar ⁵  and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove ⁶  today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 18:37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are the true God ⁷  and that you are winning back their allegiance.” ⁸  18:38 Then fire from the Lord fell from the sky. ⁹  It consumed the offering, the wood, the stones, and the dirt, and licked up the water in the trench.

¹ tn Heb “and he built the stones into an altar in the name of the Lord.”

² tn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about seven quarts.

³ tn The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁵ tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”

⁶ tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁷ tn Heb “let it be known.”

⁷ tn Heb “the God.”

⁸ tn Heb “that you are turning their heart[s] back.”

⁹ tn The words “from the sky” are added for stylistic reasons.