Shortly before this, he had presided over a decisive test in Israel that proved that Jehovah is the true God, and this led to the execution of 450 prophets of Baal.
قَبْلَ هٰذِهِ ٱلْحَادِثَةِ بِوَقْتٍ قَصِيرٍ ،‏ ٱجْتَرَحَ عَجِيبَةً بَرْهَنَتْ أَنَّ يَهْوَهَ هُوَ ٱلْإِلٰهُ ٱلْحَقِيقِيُّ .‏