Discovery Box1 Kings 18:21 
Context18:21 Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? 1 If the Lord is the true God, 2 then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.
1 Kings 18:24
Context18:24 Then you 3 will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” 4 All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” 5
1 tn Heb “How long are you going to limp around on two crutches?” (see HALOT 762 s.v. סְעִפִּים). In context this idiomatic expression refers to indecision rather than physical disability.
2 tn Heb “the God.”
3 tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.
4 tn Heb “the God.”
5 tn Heb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”
