1 Kings 18:26-28

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁶ So they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, crying, ‘O Baal, answer us!’ But there was no voice, and no answer. They limped about the altar that they had made. ²⁷ At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, ‘Cry aloud! Surely he is a god; either he is meditating, or he has wandered away, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.’ ²⁸ Then they cried aloud and, as was their custom, they cut themselves with swords and lances until the blood gushed out over them.