וְעַתָּ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֑ר לֵ֛ךְ אֱמֹ֥ר לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָ הִנֵּ֥ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃
Und jetzt sagst du: Geh, sag deinem Herrn: Siehe, Elia ist hier.
Radak on I Kings
Because of the drought many people repented and improved their ways. additionally, there were 7 thousand people in Israel who did not bow down to Baal.
From David to Destruction
Introduction – Eliyahu HaNavi’s Challenge