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because of all of Ba‘sha's sins and the sins of Elah his son, which they committed and with which they made Isra'el sin, thereby angering Adonai the God of Isra'el with their worthless idols.

for he lived entirely in the manner of Yarov‘am the son of N'vat, committing the sins with which he made Isra'el sin, thereby angering Adonai the God of Isra'el with their worthless idols.

Ach'av also set up the asherah; indeed, Ach'av did more to anger Adonai the God of Isra'el, than all the kings of Isra'el preceding him.

Eliyahu from Tishbe, an inhabitant of Gil‘ad, said to Ach'av, "As Adonai the God of Isra'el lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither rain nor dew in the years ahead unless I say so."

She answered, "As Adonai your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a pot and a little oil in the jug. Here I am, gathering a couple sticks of wood, so that I can go and cook it for myself and my son. After we have eaten that, we will die."

For this is what Adonai the God of Isra'el, says: ‘The pot of meal will not get used up, nor will there fail to be oil in the jug, until the day Adonai sends rain down on the land.'"

She said to Eliyahu, "What do you have against me, you man of God? Did you come to me just to remind me how sinful I am by killing my son?"

Then he cried out to Adonai : " Adonai my God! Have you brought also this misery on the widow I'm staying with by killing her son?"

He stretched himself out on the child three times and cried out to Adonai : " Adonai my God, please! Let this child's soul come back into him!"

The woman replied to Eliyahu, "Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of Adonai that you speak is the truth."

As Adonai your God lives, there can't be a single nation or kingdom where my master hasn't sent to search you out; and in each kingdom or nation where they said, ‘He isn't here,' he made them take an oath that they hadn't found you.

Eliyahu stepped forward before all the people and said, "How long are you going to jump back and forth between two positions? If Adonai is God, follow him; but if it's Ba‘al, follow him!" The people answered him not a word.

Then, you, call on the name of your god; and I will call on the name of Adonai ; and the God who answers with fire, let him be God!" All the people answered, "Good idea! Agreed!"

Then Eliyahu said to the prophets of Ba‘al, "Choose one bull for yourselves, and prepare it first; because there are many of you. Then call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it."

Around noon Eliyahu began ridiculing them: "Shout louder! After all, he's a god, isn't he? Maybe he's daydreaming, or he's on the potty, or he's away on a trip. Maybe he's asleep, and you have to wake him up."

Then, when it came time for offering the evening offering, Eliyahu the prophet approached and said, " Adonai , God of Avraham, Yitz'chak and Isra'el, let it be known today that you are God in Isra'el, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.

Hear me, Adonai , hear me, so that this people may know that you, Adonai , are God, and that you are turning their hearts back to you."

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, " Adonai is God! Adonai is God!"

He got up, ate and drank, and, on the strength of that meal, traveled forty days and nights until he reached Horev the mountain of God.

He answered, "I have been very zealous for Adonai the God of armies, because the people of Isra'el have abandoned your covenant, broken down your altars and killed your prophets with the sword. Now I'm the only one left, and they're coming after me to kill me too."