1 Kings 18:29
“[Elijah and the prophets of Baal] had agreed to fix a specific time and deadline [by saying], "We will stay until this hour, and he whose sacrifice is not accepted will die." Otherwise they might have said, "Today [our sacrifice] was not accepted, but it will be accepted tomorrow."”
Source: Septuagint
29And they prophesied until the evening came; and it came to pass as it was the time of the offering of the sacrifice, that Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations, saying, Stand by for the present, and I will offer my sacrifice. And they stood aside and departed.
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27And it was noon, and Elijah the Tishbite mocked them, and said, Call with a loud voice, for he is a god; for he is meditating, or else perhaps he is engaged in business, or perhaps he is asleep, and is to be awakened.
28And they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves according to their custom with knives and lancets until the blood gushed out upon them.
— 1 Kings 18:29 —
30And Elijah said to the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him.
31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of Israel, as the Lord spoke to him, saying, Israel shall be thy name.