So Elijahsaidto the prophetsof Baal,"Chooseoneoxfor yourselves and prepareit firstfor you are many,and callon the nameof your god,but putnofire[under it]."
"Then you callon the nameof your god,and I will callon the nameof the LORD,and the Godwhoanswersby fire,He is God."And allthe peoplesaid,"That is a goodidea."
Then they tookthe oxwhichwas giventhem and they preparedit and calledon the nameof Baalfrom morninguntilnoonsaying,"O Baal,answerus." But therewas novoiceand nooneanswered.And they leapedaboutthe altarwhichthey made.
Mosessaidto Pharaoh,"The honoris yours to tell me: whenshall I entreatfor you and your servantsand your people,that the frogsbe destroyedfrom you and your houses,[that] they may be leftonlyin the Nile?"
"Moreover, among the prophetsof SamariaI sawan offensivething:They prophesiedby Baaland ledMy peopleIsraelastray.