Discovery Box1 Kings 18:24 
Context18:24 Then you 1 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.” 2 All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” 3
1 Kings 18:29
Context18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, 4 but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. 5
1 Kings 18:36
Context18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, 6 Elijah the prophet approached the altar 7 and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove 8 today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
1 tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.
2 tn Heb “the God.”
3 tn Heb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”
4 tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”
5 tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta include the following words here: “When it was time to offer the sacrifice, Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations: ‘Stand aside for the time being, and I will offer my burnt offering.’ So they stood aside and departed.”
sn In 2 Kgs 4:31 the words “there was no sound and there was no response” are used to describe a dead boy. Similar words are used here to describe the god Baal as dead and therefore unresponsive.
6 tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”
7 tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
8 tn Heb “let it be known.”
