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1 Kings 18:28
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So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
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And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
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They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
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And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
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1 Kings 18
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!”
28 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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