And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word — Elijah's opening challenge frames the issue starkly: covenantal decision between exclusive allegiance to the LORD or to Baal. The phrase shows the people's silence—neither commitment nor rejection, revealing their spiritual confusion and fear.

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