28. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
29. And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
30. And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me; and all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was thrown down.
31. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name.
32. And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.