1 Kings 18:29

27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.

31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

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BSB
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.
KJV
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
WEB
When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention.
ASV
And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the [evening] oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
DARBY
And it came to pass when midday was past, that they prophesied until the [time] of the offering up of the oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any that answered, nor any attention.
BLB
And when was past the noon they prophesied until the going up of the sacrifice, and [there was] no voice, and no one answered, and no one paid attention.
ÅB
Da det led over middag, raste de til bortimot den tid matofferet blir frembåret; men det hørtes ingen røst, og det var ikke noen som svarte, og ikke noen som aktet på dem.
OTB
Da det var gått middag, raste de til tiden for kveldsofferet; men det var ingen stemme, ingen som svarte, og ingen som brydde seg.
B1930
Da det led over middag, raste de til bortimot den tid matofferet blir frembåret; men det hørtes ingen røst, og det var ikke nogen som svarte, og ikke nogen som aktet på dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 22:10

    And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

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  • Exodus 29:39

    The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:4–5

    Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

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  • 1 Samuel 18:10

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.

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  • Galatians 4:8

    Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:8–9

    Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

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  • Acts 16:16–17

    And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

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  • Jeremiah 28:6–9

    Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

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