1 Kings 18:28
What does 1 Kings 18:28 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 18:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood <FI>is<Fi> on them;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till they were all covered with blood.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Context
v.27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked.
v.28This passage
v.29And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 14:1
Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
- Mark 5:5
And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.
- Mark 9:22
And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.
- Leviticus 19:28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.
- Micah 6:7
will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
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