1 Kings 18:28

18:28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual,41 mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood.42

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41	tn Or “as was their custom.”
42	tn Heb “until blood poured out on them.” sn mutilated … covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.