1Ki 18:29 | NET2full | STEP | Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy , but there was no sound , no answer , and no response .

‏ 1 Kings 18:29

29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, ^{▼▼tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”} but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. ^{▼▼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.}