1 Kings 18:30

“And Elijah said unto all the people, come near unto me, etc.] And observe what I do, and what will be done at my request: and all the people came near unto him; left the prophets of Baal to themselves, and took no more notice of them, but attended to what the prophet should say and do: and he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down; which had been set up when high places and altars were allowed of, while the tabernacle was unsettled, and the temple not built; this is supposed to have been erected in the times of the judges; though, according to a tradition of the Jews f400, it was built by Saul, (see <091512>1 Samuel 15:12) but had been thrown down by the idolatrous Israelites,…”

“The altar - This had been built by some of their ancestors for the offering of sacrifice to the God of Israel, which was frequently done in high places. Broken down - 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. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 18:31”

“he repaired: Kg1 19:10, Kg1 19:14; Ch2 33:16; Rom 11:3 the altar of the Lord: This altar of Jehovah was probably built in the time of the judges; and it was even known among the heathen by the name of the altar of Carmel. Both Tacitus and Suetonius mention an altar on mount Carmel, which Vespasian went to consult: there was no temple nor statue, but simply an altar, venerable for its antiquity. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 18:31”