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

1 Kings 18:28

28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, ^{▼▼ Or “as was their custom.”} mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood. ^{▼▼ Heb “until blood poured out on them.”} ^{▼▼ mutilated…covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.}