1 Kings 18:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.”
A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Kings 18:28 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood <FI>is<Fi> on them;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 18:28 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:28You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 14:1You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
- Jeremiah 47:5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?
- Micah 6:7Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
- Zechariah 13:6If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’
- Mark 5:5Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
- Mark 9:22“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).