1 Raja-raja 18:26

18:26 So they took a bull, as he had suggested, ¹  and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us.” But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped ²  around on the altar they had made. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 8:33

8:33 “The time will come when ⁴  your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ⁵  because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ⁶  and pray for your help ⁷  in this temple,

[18:26]  ¹ tn Heb “and they took the bull which he allowed them.”

[18:26]  ² tn Heb “limped” (the same verb is used in v. 21).

[18:26]  ³ tc The MT has “which he made,” but some medieval Hebrew mss and the ancient versions have the plural form of the verb.

[8:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 33-34 actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

[8:33]  ⁵ tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

[8:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[8:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”