Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 18:30

30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me . And all the people came near unto him; and he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down .

Come away from these impudent deceive [illegible: 1+ letters]to me, and expect from me what satisfaction you desire.

Which by the Peoples help was quickly done; the materials being all ready, and very slightly put together, onely for the present occasion.

Which had been built there by some of their Ancestors for the offering of Sacrifice to the God of Israel, which was frequently done in high-places, of which this was none of the least eminent ones: but being for some time neglected, it needed reparations.

Either, First, By the Priests of Baal at this time, who leaped upon it to that end: of which see on ver. 26. Or rather, Secondly, By some of the Baalites, out of their enmity to the True God, whose Temple, because they could not reach, they shewed their malignity in destroying his Altars, ch. 19. 14.