28And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood is on them;


In Context

25 And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, 'Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye are the multitude, and call ye in the name of your god, and place no fire.'

26 And they take the bullock that one gave to them, and prepare, and call in the name of Baal from the morning even till the noon, saying, 'O Baal, answer us!' and there is no voice, and there is none answering; and they leap on the altar that one had made.

27 And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, 'Call with a loud voice, for he is a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.'

28 And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood is on them;

29 and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.

30 And Elijah saith to all the people, 'Come nigh unto me;' and all the people come nigh unto him, and he repaireth the altar of Jehovah that is broken down;

1 Kings 18:28 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:28So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:28So they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till they were all covered with blood.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:28They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out on them.