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Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
When midday was past, they
King James Version
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
Holman Bible
All afternoon they kept on raving until the offering of the evening sacrifice,
International Standard Version
They kept on raving right through midday and until it was time to offer the evening sacrifice, but there was still no response. Nobody answered, and nobody paid attention.
A Conservative Version
And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the [evening] oblation, but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
American Standard Version
And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
Amplified
As midday passed, they played the part of prophets and raved dramatically until the time for offering the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering up of the oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any that answered, nor any attention.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be as the noon passed by, and they will prophesy even to the going up of the gift, and no voice, and none answered, and no attention.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It happened as noon passed, they raged until the [time of] the evening offering, but there was no voice, there was no answer, and no [one] paid attention.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened when midday was past, and when they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor anyone who paid attention.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when midday was passed, they prophesied until it was time to offer. But there was neither voice nor answer nor any that regarded them.
NET Bible
Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, but there was no sound, no answer, and no response.
New Heart English Bible
And when midday was past, they prophesied until the offering up of the offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and no response.
The Emphasized Bible
And so it was, when noon was passed, that although they prophesied until the offering up of the evening gift, yet was there no voice nor any that answered, nor any that hearkened.
Webster
And it came to pass, when mid-day was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
World English Bible
It was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the offering; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any who regarded.
Youngs Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.
Themes
Ahab » King of israel » Reproved by elijah; assembles the prophets of baal
Awakenings and religious reforms » Special examples of » Elijah
religious Awakenings » Special examples of » Elijah
Elijah » Three times fed with divine supplies » A fearless reformer
Elijah » Derisively challenges the priests of baal to offer sacrifices
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Prayer » Importunity in » Elijah
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 18:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah And The Prophets Of Baal On Mount Carmel
28 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 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. 30 Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up again the altar of the Lord which had been broken down.
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Cross References
Exodus 29:41
And the other lamb is to be offered in the evening, and with it the same meal offering and drink offering, for a sweet smell, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
1 Kings 18:26
So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had made.
Exodus 29:39
One lamb is to be offered in the morning and the other in the evening:
1 Samuel 18:10
Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.
1 Kings 22:10
Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.
1 Kings 22:12
And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.
Jeremiah 28:6-9
The prophet Jeremiah said, So be it: may the Lord do so: may the Lord give effect to the words which you have said, and let the vessels of the Lord's house, and all the people who have been taken away, come back from Babylon to this place.
Acts 16:16-17
And when we were going to the place of prayer, we came across a girl with a spirit which gave knowledge of the future, whose masters made great profit from her power.
1 Corinthians 11:4-5
Every man who takes part in prayer, or gives teaching as a prophet, with his head covered, puts shame on his head.
Galatians 4:8
But at that time, having no knowledge of God, you were servants to those who by right are no gods:
2 Timothy 3:8-9
And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.