²⁶ So they took the bull given them and prepared it.

Then they called^(A) on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response;^(B) no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.

²⁸ So they shouted louder and slashed^(A) themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.