כִּ֤י כְהַר־פְּרָצִים֙ יָק֣וּם יְהוָ֔ה כְּעֵ֖מֶק בְּגִבְע֣וֹן יִרְגָּ֑ז לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת מַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ זָ֣ר מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ נָכְרִיָּ֖ה עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃
װאָרום אַזױ װי אױף באַרג פּרָצים װעט גאָט אױפֿשטײן, אַזױ װי אין טאָל פֿון גבֿעון װעט ער צערענען, צו טאָן זײַן טוּונג – פֿרעמד איז זײַן טוּונג, און צו װערקן זײַן װערק – אױסטערליש איז זײַן װערק.
Aggadat Bereshit
[3] Another interpretation: When it was time to present the meal offering (1 Kings 18:36) When was the altar built, and when were the wood and stones repaired, and the water in the troughs, and when was the ox slaughtered, and when was the prayer recited, and when the meal offering was brought? Rather, it teaches that Elijah caused the sun to stand still on that day and said to Joshua, "You will know all this for the sake of your Lord." This was when Joshua fought against Israel's enemies, as it says, "And the sun stood still...until the nation avenged themselves upon their enemies" (Joshua 10:13). Now, the sun stood still not for Joshua or Israel, but for the sanctity of God's name. As soon as Elijah said this, the sun immediately stood still, as it says, "For God will rise up like Mount Perazim" (Isaiah 28:21). Just as the sun stood still in Gibeon and the moon in the Valley of Aijalon (Joshua 10:12), so too will the Valley of Gibeon tremble (Isaiah 28:21). Why? In order to perform His strange work and carry out His task (Isaiah 28:21). Therefore it says, "And when the meal offering was brought."