^{27 Ref} And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake.

^{28 Ref} So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.

^{29 Ref} And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them.