28. So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.
29. They raved all afternoon until the time of the evening sacrifice, but still there was no sound, no reply, no response.
30. Then Elijah called to the people, “Come over here!” They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of the lord that had been torn down.
31. He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel,
32. and he used the stones to rebuild the altar in the name of the lord. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold about three gallons.