1 Kings 18:29
Context18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, 1 but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. 2
1 Kings 18:22
Context18:22 Elijah said to them: 3 “I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.
1 Kings 18:40
Context18:40 Elijah told them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let even one of them escape!” So they seized them, and Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley and executed 4 them there.
[18:29] 1 tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”
[18:29] 2 tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta include the following words here: “When it was time to offer the sacrifice, Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations: ‘Stand aside for the time being, and I will offer my burnt offering.’ So they stood aside and departed.”