1 Raja-raja 18:29

18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, ¹  but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. ² 

1 Raja-raja 18:36

18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, ³  Elijah the prophet approached the altar ⁴  and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove ⁵  today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

1 Raja-raja 18:2

18:2 So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab.

Now the famine was severe in Samaria. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 3:20

3:20 She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side, while your servant was sleeping. She put him in her arms, and put her dead son in my arms.

[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.”

[18:29]  sn In 2 Kgs 4:31 the words “there was no sound and there was no response” are used to describe a dead boy. Similar words are used here to describe the god Baal as dead and therefore unresponsive.

[18:36]  ³ tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”

[18:36]  ⁴ tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[18:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “let it be known.”

[18:2]  ⁶ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.