Come neer] Be eye-witnesses of my whole carriage, diligently mark whether I use any fraud or no. the altar of the Lord] Which had of old been erected by their pious predecessours; or rather, which Elijah himself had before-hand prepared for this purpose. broken dwn] By former idolaters; or rather, by these prophets of Baal, who, in their mad leaping and dancing, might spightfully break it down.