1 Kings 18:28 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood [is] on them;

English ASV

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

English Amplified

And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with knives and lances until the blood gushed out upon them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with knives and lances until the blood gushed out upon them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They shouted loudly, and cut themselves with knives and spears, according to their custom, until blood gushed over them.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.

English EASY 2024

So Baal's prophets shouted louder. They cut themselves with swords and knives, as their customs taught them to do. Soon, there was blood all over them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So the prophets prayed louder. They cut themselves with swords and spears. (This was the way they worshiped.) They cut themselves until they were bleeding all over.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So the prophets prayed louder and cut themselves with knives and daggers, according to their ritual, until blood flowed.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So they shouted louder. They also cut themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed. (This is what their ritual called for.)

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They shouted loudly, and cut themselves with knives and spears, according to their custom, until blood gushed out on them.

English KJV 1611

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

English LSB

So they cried with a loud voice and gashed themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They cried out loud and cut themselves with knives and spears according to their custom until the blood gushed out on them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They called out louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until blood gushed over them.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So they shouted louder. They cut themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed. That's what they usually did when things really looked hopeless.

English NIV

So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.

English NKJ 1982

So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

English NLT

So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then they cried aloud and, as was their custom, they cut themselves with swords and lances until the blood gushed out over them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So they shouted louder and, as was their custom, cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.

English Tyndale 1537

And they cried loud, and cut themselves, as their manner was, with knives and lances, till the blood flowed on them.