1Ki 18:18 | HCSB | STEP | He replied , “I have not destroyed Israel , but you and your father’s house have, because you have abandoned the Lord ’s commands and followed the Baals .

1 Kings 18:18

18 He replied, “I have not destroyed Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because you have abandoned the Lord’s commands ^a and followed the ^{▼▼Baal: A fertility god who was the main god of the Canaanite religion and the god of rain and thunderstorms; also the Hebrew word meaning "lord," "master," "owner," or "husband"}Baals. ^c