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1 Kings 18:26-28
Lexham English Bible
1 Kings 18:26-28
Lexham English Bible
26 So they took the bull that he allowed to them, prepared it, and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice and there was no answer, so they limped[a] about the altar which they had made. 27 It happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god! Perhaps he is meditating, or is using the bathroom,[b] or is on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must wake up!” 28 So they called out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves with swords and with spears as was their custom, until the blood poured out over them.
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- 1 Kings 18:26 That is, moved about the altar in a cultic dance step
- 1 Kings 18:27 Literally “has backed off for himself”
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