Discovery Box1 Kings 18:29 
Context18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, 1 but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. 2
1 Kings 18:36
Context18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, 3 Elijah the prophet approached the altar 4 and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove 5 today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
1 tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”
2 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.
3 tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”
4 tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 tn Heb “let it be known.”
