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1 Kings 18:26 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 18 · verse 26
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.1 Kings 18:26 · King James Version
1 Kings 18:26 in context
24And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
25And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- bullockpara bullockH6499 →
- dressedʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- morningbôqerproperly, dawnH1242 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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Ahab and the people expected that Elijah would, in this solemn assembly, bless the land, and pray for rain; but he had other work to do first. The people must be brought to repent and reform, and then they may look for the removal of the judgment, but not till then. This is the right method.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-40