1 Kings 18:29

18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, but there was no sound, no answer, and no response.


tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”

tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta include the following words here: “When it was time to offer the sacrifice, Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations: ‘Stand aside for the time being, and I will offer my burnt offering.’ So they stood aside and departed.”

sn In 2 Kgs 4:31 the words “there was no sound and there was no response” are used to describe a dead boy. Similar words are used here to describe the god Baal as dead and therefore unresponsive.