At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, "Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!" Cross References 1 Kings 18:26 And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. 1 Kings 18:28 So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them. Psalm 39:3 My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleeps, and must be awaked. Elijah 1 Kings 22:15 2 Chronicles 25:8 Ecclesiastes 11:9 aloud [heb] with a great voice Isaiah 41:23 he is talking. Psalm 44:23 Psalm 78:65,66 Psalm 121:4 |