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1 Kings 18:28
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28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual,[a] mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood.[b]

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  1. 1 Kings 18:28 tn Or “as was their custom.”
  2. 1 Kings 18:28 tn Heb “until blood poured out on them.”sn mutilated…covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.
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