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1 Kings 18:26

And they took the bullock which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

That they. Hebrew, "which he (Achaz) had made "(Calmet) or, "which was made. "(Haydock) The altar of Elias was erected afterwards, ver. 30. The prophets of Baal acted in a foolish manner, (Calmet) as if in jest, but really despairing of success. (Haydock) The pagans were accustomed to dance around their altars: Pingues spatiatur ad aras. (Virgil, Æneid iv.) and some would translate, "near the altar. "We might apply to these prophets, the verses of Horace: Dedit risusque jocosque, Dum, flammà sine, thura liquescere limine sacro Persuadere cupit: credat Jud us Apella Non ego. (Sat. i. 5.)

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