gods. god, as in 1 Kings 18:25. So Revised Version.
by fire. This was Jehovah's way of showing His acceptance of the offering. See note on Genesis 4:4.
Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 18:24
1 Kings 18:24
24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.