1 Kings 18:28

Conservative English Version

The prophets kept shouting louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. This was the way they worshiped,

Cross References

1 Kings 18:27

At noon, Elijah began making fun of them. "Pray louder!" he said. "Baal must be a god. Maybe he's day-dreaming or using the toilet or traveling somewhere. Or maybe he's asleep, and you have to wake him up."

Isaiah 44:17

Afterwards, he bows down to worship the wooden idol. "Protect me!" he says. "You are my god."

Jeremiah 47:5

The Anakim who survive in Gaza and Ashkelon will mourn for you by shaving their heads and sitting in silence.

Leviticus 19:28

(SEE 19:27)

Micah 6:7

Will thousands of sheep or rivers of olive oil make God satisfied with me? Should I sacrifice to the LORD my first-born child as payment for my terrible sins?

Zechariah 13:6

And if any of them are asked why they are wounded, they will answer, "It happened at the house of some friends."

Mark 5:5

Night and day he was in the graveyard or on the hills, yelling and cutting himself with stones.

Mark 9:22

The demon has often tried to kill him by throwing him into a fire or into water. Please have pity and help us if you can!"

Deuteronomy 14:1

People of Israel, you are the LORD's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.