1 Kings 18:24-25

18:24 Then you ¹  will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” ²  All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” ³ 

18:25 Elijah told the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls for yourselves and go first, for you are the majority. Invoke the name of your god, but do not light a fire.” ⁴ 

[18:24]  ¹ tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.

[18:24]  ² tn Heb “the God.”

[18:24]  ³ tn Heb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”

[18:25]  ⁴ tc The last sentence of v. 25 is absent in the Syriac Peshitta.