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1 Kings 18:28

26 And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.

27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”

So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.

29 Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.

30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.

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BSB
So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
KJV
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
WEB
They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
ASV
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
DARBY
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.
BLB
And they called out in a loud voice, and they cut themselves according to their custom with the swords and with the spears, until the blood gushed out over them.
ÅB
Da ropte de enda høyere og flengte seg, som det var deres vis, med sverd og spyd, til blodet rant nedover dem.
OTB
Så ropte de høyt, og skar seg selv etter sin skikk med sverd og lanser til blodet fløt ut over dem.
B1930
Da ropte de ennu høiere og flengte sig, som det var deres vis, med sverd og spyd, til blodet rant nedover dem.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 19:28

    You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:1

    You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,

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  • Mark 5:5

    Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

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  • Mark 9:22

    “It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

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  • Micah 6:7

    Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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