26 So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, [a]hear us!” But there was (A)no voice; no one answered. Then they [b]leaped about the altar which they had made.

27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry [c]aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 28 So they cried aloud, and (B)cut themselves, as was their custom, with [d]knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 18:26 answer
  2. 1 Kings 18:26 Lit. limped about, leaped in dancing around
  3. 1 Kings 18:27 with a loud voice
  4. 1 Kings 18:28 swords

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