When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Kings 18:29 in context
1 Kings 18:26–32
26
They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice, and nobody answered. They leaped about the altar which was made.
27
At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is deep in thought, or he has gone somewhere, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
28
They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
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When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention.
30
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired the LORD’s altar that had been thrown down.
31
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
32
With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
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