1 Kings 18:28

WEB

²⁸They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.

KJV

²⁸And they cried^[+] aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

BSB

²⁸So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.

FBV

²⁸They shouted even louder and cut themselves with swords and spears until they bled. This was their usual way of worshiping.

Extra References

Leviticus 19:28

²⁸“‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 14:1

¹You are the children of the LORD your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

Mark 5:5

⁵Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

Mark 9:22

²²Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Micah 6:7

⁷Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams? With tens of thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience? The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?