1 Kings 18:26,28
1 Kings 18:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they leaped about the altar which they had made.
I Kings 18:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.
1 Kings 18:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made.
1 Kings 18:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.
1 Kings 18:26 The Message (MSG)
So they took the ox he had given them, prepared it for the altar, then prayed to Baal. They prayed all morning long, “O Baal, answer us!” But nothing happened—not so much as a whisper of breeze. Desperate, they jumped and stomped on the altar they had made.
1 Kings 18:27-28 The Message (MSG)
By noon, Elijah had started making fun of them, taunting, “Call a little louder—he is a god, after all. Maybe he’s off meditating somewhere or other, or maybe he’s gotten involved in a project, or maybe he’s on vacation. You don’t suppose he’s overslept, do you, and needs to be waked up?” They prayed louder and louder, cutting themselves with swords and knives—a ritual common to them—until they were covered with blood.
1 Kings 18:26 King James Version (KJV)
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
1 Kings 18:28 King James Version (KJV)
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
1 Kings 18:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, “O Baal, answer us.” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made.
1 Kings 18:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
1 Kings 18:26 New Century Version (NCV)
So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it. They prayed to Baal from morning until noon, shouting “Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered. They danced around the altar they had built.
1 Kings 18:28 New Century Version (NCV)
The prophets prayed louder, cutting themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed, which was the way they worshiped.
1 Kings 18:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made.
1 Kings 18:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
1 Kings 18:26 New International Version (NIV)
So they took the bull given them and prepared it. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.
1 Kings 18:28 New International Version (NIV)
So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.
1 Kings 18:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, hear and answer us.” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they had made.
1 Kings 18:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So they cried out with a loud voice [to get Baal’s attention] and cut themselves with swords and lances in accordance with their custom, until the blood flowed out on them.
1 Kings 18:26 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made.