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1 Kings 18:28

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18:28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, 1  mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood. 2 

1 Kings 18:45

Context
18:45 Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward 3  Jezreel.

1 tn Or “as was their custom.”

2 tn Heb “until blood poured out on them.”

sn mutilated…covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.

3 tn Heb “rode and went to.”



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