Verse 28

So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 19:28 : 28 You must not slash your body for a dead person or incise a tattoo on yourself. I am the LORD.
• Deut 14:1 : 1 The Holy and the Profane You are children of the LORD your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald for the sake of the dead.
• Mark 5:5 : 5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
• Mark 9:22 : 22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
• Mic 6:7 : 7 Will the LORD accept a thousand rams, or ten thousand streams of olive oil? Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion, my offspring– my own flesh and blood– for my sin?