Superhero Elijah

I Kings 14-II Kings 13
Characters: Elijah the superhero, his sidekick and successor Elisha, his archnemeses Ahab and Jezebel, other nemeses of Elisha's:Ahaziah, whose men are killed by fire from heaven, the king of Aram
God the source of the prophet-heroes' supernatural power

Battles: Elijah/God vs. the prophets of Baal (God sends fire that sucks up water), God/Elijah vs. Ahab (God w/holds rain until He chooses to send it, takes the life of the king who so carelessly took the life of others'; in Naboth's case, for a vineyard), Arameans captured by a heavenly army w/ Elisha

Supernatural powers: Elijah outruns a chariot, goes up to heaven in a chariot of fire; Elisha heals bad water and soup, his bones bring a man back to life

Kindness to the oppressed: the widow of Zarephath-her food supply replenished, her son brought back to life; another widow's oil multiplied; the Shunnamite's son brought back to life; people fed; a leper healed; bad water and food cleansed; an axhead found