In response, the Baal priests became even more frenzied, “calling at the top of their voice and cutting themselves according to their custom with daggers and with lances, until they caused blood to flow out upon them. ” All to no avail!
لقد اشتد اهتياجهم وأخذوا « يدعون بأعلى صوتهم ويقطّعون انفسهم حسب عادتهم بالخناجر والرماح ،‏ حتى سال منهم الدم » .‏