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because of the sins of Jeroboam that he committed and that he caused Israel to commit, and because of the anger to which he provoked the Lord , the God of Israel.

because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of his son Elah that they committed, and that they caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols.

For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and in the sins that he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord , the God of Israel, to anger by their idols.

Ahab also made a sacred pole. Ahab did more to provoke the anger of the Lord , the God of Israel, than had all the kings of Israel who were before him.

Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."

But she said, "As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die."

For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth."

She then said to Elijah, "What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!"

He cried out to the Lord , "O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?"

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the Lord , "O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again."

So the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth."

As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent to seek you; and when they would say, ‘He is not here,' he would require an oath of the kingdom or nation, that they had not found you.

Elijah then came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." The people did not answer him a word.

Then you call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the Lord ; the god who answers by fire is indeed God." All the people answered, "Well spoken!"

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many; then call on the name of your god, but put no fire to it."

At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, "Cry aloud! Surely he is a god; either he is meditating, or he has wandered away, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened."

At the time of the offering of the oblation, the prophet Elijah came near and said, "O Lord , God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your bidding.

Answer me, O Lord , answer me, so that this people may know that you, O Lord , are God, and that you have turned their hearts back."

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, "The Lord indeed is God; the Lord indeed is God."

He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.