1 Kings 18
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1 Kings 18:25-29

25So ElijahH452 saidH559 to the prophetsH5030 of BaalH1168, “ChooseH977 the oneH259 oxH6499 for yourselves and prepareH6213 it firstH7223, sinceH3588 there are manyH7227 of you, and callH7121 on the nameH8034 of your godH430, but putH7760 noH3808 fireH784 under the ox.” 26Then they tookH3947 the oxH6499 whichH834 1was givenH5414 them and they preparedH6213 it, and they calledH7121 on the nameH8034 of BaalH1168 from morningH1242 untilH5704 noonH6672, sayingH559, “O BaalH1168, answerH6030 us!” But thereH369 wasH369 2noH369 voiceH6963 and noH369 oneH369 answeredH6030. And they 3limpedH6452 aboutH5921 the altarH4196 whichH834 4they had madeH6213. 27And at noonH6672 ElijahH452 ridiculedH2048 them and saidH559, “CallH7121 outH7121 with a loudH1419 voiceH6963, sinceH3588 he is a godH430; undoubtedlyH3588 he is attendingH7879 toH7879 businessH7879, or is on the wayH5509, or is on a journeyH1870. PerhapsH194 he is asleepH3463, and will awakenH3364.” 28So they criedH7121 outH7121 with a loudH1419 voiceH6963, and 5cutH1413 themselves according to their customH4941 with swordsH2719 and lancesH7420 untilH5704 bloodH1818 gushedH8210 outH8210 on them. 29When middayH6672 wasH5674 pastH5674, they ravedH5012 6untilH5704 the time of the offeringH5927 of the evening sacrificeH4503; but thereH369 wasH369 noH369 voiceH6963, noH369 oneH369 answeredH6030, and 7noH369 oneH369 paidH7182 attentionH7182.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 18:26 Lit he gave ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 18:26 Ps 115:4, 5; Jer 10:5 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 18:26 I.e., in a type of ceremonial dance ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 18:26 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT he ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 18:28 Lev 19:28; Deut 14:1 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 18:29 Ex 29:39, 41 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 18:29 Lit there was no attention ↩

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