22 And Elijah said to the people, I alone am left as a prophet before the Lord, but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men 23 Let two bulls be given to us, and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it into pieces and lay it on the wood, but do not put fire to it And I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood, but I will not put fire to it 24 Then you call upon the name of your god, and do not respond, for he has no need But I will pray in the name of the Lord, and He will send His word and cause the fire to descend, for the Lord is God And all the people answered and said, The word is right 25 And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your idol, but do not put fire to it 26 So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it, and they called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us But there was no voice and no one answered And they limped about the altar that they had made 27 And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god Perhaps he is meditating, or he has gone aside to relieve himself,⁠a or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened 28 And they cried out with a loud voice and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears until blood gushed out upon them