1 Kings 18:27

And it came to pass, at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said—Cry with a loud voice, for, a god, he is, either he hath, a meditation, or an occasion to retire, or he hath, a journey,—peradventure, he, sleepeth, and must be awaked.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

26So they took the bullock which was given them, and made ready, and called on the name of Baal—from the morning even until the noon, saying—O Baal! answer us. But them was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about by the altar which had been made.

28And they cried, with a loud voice, and cut themselves, after their custom, with swords, and with lances,—until the blood gushed out upon them.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 25:8But, if thou art going, do, be strong for the battle,—God will cause thee to fall before the enemy, for there is strength in God, to help or to cause to fall.

Psalms 78:65Then awoke, as one that had slept, Adonay, As a warrior exulting with wine!

Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart gladden thee in the days of thine early manhood, and walk thou—in the ways of thine own heart, and in that which is seen by thine own eyes,—yet know, that, for all these things, will God bring thee into judgment.

Isaiah 41:23Tell ye the events which shall be here-after, That we may perceive that gods, ye are,—Surely ye must do something—good or bad, That we may be amazed and behold it, at once.

Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake put on strength, O arm of Yahweh, Awake, As in days of old, The generations of bygone ages: Art not thou that which—Hewed down Rahab, Piercing the Crocodile?

Amos 4:4Enter ye Bethel, and transgress, At Gilgal, cause transgression, to abound,—Yea, carry in, every morning, your sacrifices, every three days, your tithes;

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:22-41

Elijah's Trial of the False Prophets; the Destruction of Baal's Prophets. ( b. c. 906.) 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it… Read the whole commentary →

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