1 Kings 18:40
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
Cross-reference
In 1 Kings 19:1, Ahab tells Jezebel of the slaughter — directly continuing the narrative and setting up her threat against Elijah.
In Deuteronomy 13:5, the law commands death for false prophets who entice to idolatry, providing the legal basis for Elijah's action here.
In Deuteronomy 18:20, the law prescribes death for prophets speaking in the name of other gods, directly justifying the execution of Baal's prophets.
In 2 Kings 10:25, Jehu similarly slaughters Baal worshipers, repeating Elijah's purge of idolaters under divine command.
In Zechariah 13:3, false prophets are put to death, mirroring Elijah's execution of Baal's prophets as a pattern of divine judgment on false prophecy.
In Numbers 25:5, Moses commands executing those who joined Baal-peor — a similar purging of Baal worship as Elijah's slaughter here.
In 2 Kings 10:11, Jehu slaughters Ahab's house and Baal priests — a later purge that echoes Elijah's initial execution here.
2 Kings 11:18 records Jehoiada killing Baal's priest — same zealous execution of Baal worship leaders as Elijah's purge.
2 Chronicles 15:13 enforces death for not seeking God — parallel to Elijah's capital punishment of Baal prophets for idolatry.
2 Chronicles 23:17 records killing Baal's priest in Jehoiada's reform — mirrors Elijah's purge of Baal prophets.
Psalm 106:30 recalls Phinehas' zealous execution stopping a plague — a typological parallel to Elijah's zeal against Baal.
In 1 Samuel 15:33, Samuel personally executes King Agag as divine judgment — a parallel to Elijah's role in executing Baal's prophets.
In Revelation 19:20, the false prophet is thrown into the lake of fire, echoing Elijah's judgment as a type of final divine punishment on false prophets.
2 Kings 23:4 describes Josiah burning Baal vessels — a similar purge of Baal worship but without capital punishment.
2 Kings 23:20 shows Josiah slaying priests of high places — a parallel act of executing false religious leaders.