Holy Scripture
1 Kings 18:40
A church father on this verse
“"Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishon, and cut their throats there." There is no doubt that the people rose against the prophets of shame and brought them before Elijah. But it is not entirely clear who killed them. The Scripture says that Elijah cut their throats. And this is in perfect agreement with the true…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
40And Elijah said to the people, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brings them down to the brook Kishon, and he slew them there.
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38Then fire fell from the Lord out of heaven, and devoured the whole burnt offerings, and the wood and the water that was in the trench, and the fire licked up the stones and the earth.
39And all the people fell upon their faces, and said, Truly the Lord is God; he is God.
— 1 Kings 18:40 —
41And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, and eat and drink, for there is a sound of the coming of rain.
42And Ahab went up to eat and to drink; and Elijah went up to Carmel, and stooped to the ground, and put his face between his knees,