1 Kings 18:40

Take the prophets of Baal Elijah avails himself of the newlykindled enthusiasm to put an end, as far as he may, to the false worship. Josephus explains -they seized and slew the prophets, Elijah exhorting them so to do." Although the text may be taken to signify that Elijah put the priests to death with his own hand, we can hardly suppose this to have been so. He is only said to do himself what he caused others to do.

the brook Kishon This is at the foot of Mount Carmel on the side towards the sea. It was the spot where Sisera was overthrown by Barak (Judges 4:7) and the stream then was pictured as sweeping away the dead bodies of those who had been slain by the Israelite forces (Judges 5:21).