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And
Ahab told Jezebel all
that Elijah had done ,
and withal
how he had slain
all the prophets with the sword.
Now
Ahab told Jezebel everything
that Elijah had done and how he had killed
all the prophets with the sword.
Then
Jezebel sent a messenger unto
Elijah, saying, So
let
the gods do
to
me, and more
also
, if I make
not thy
life as
the life
of
one
of them
by
to
morrow
about
this
time.
So
Jezebel sent a messenger to
Elijah, saying, “May
the gods deal
with
me, and ever
so
severely
, if by
this
time
tomorrow
I do
not make
your
life like
the lives
of those
you
killed!”
And when
he
saw
that,
he
arose,
and went
for his life ,
and
came to Beersheba ,
which
belongeth
to
Judah, and
left his servant there .
And Elijah
was
afraid
and ran
for his life .
When
he
came to Beersheba in
Judah, he
left his servant there ,
But
he himself went
a day's
journey into the wilderness ,
and
came
and
sat down under a juniper
tree :
and he
requested
for
himself
that he might die ;
and
said,
It
is
enough ;
now
, O
LORD, take away
my life ;
for I am not
better than my fathers.
while
he himself traveled
on
a day’s
journey into the wilderness .
He
sat down under a broom
tree and prayed
that he might die .
“I
have
had
enough, LORD, ”
he
said.
“
Take my life ,
for I am no
better than my fathers. ”
And
as
he lay and
slept
under a
juniper
tree ,
behold,
then
an angel touched him ,
and said unto
him
, Arise
and eat.
Then
he lay down
under the
broom
tree and
fell
asleep.
Suddenly
an angel touched him and said, “Get
up
and eat. ”
And he looked, and ,
behold,
there was a cake baken
on
the
coals, and a cruse
of water at
his
head
. And
he did
eat
and drink,
and laid
him
down again.
And he looked around
, and there by
his
head
was a cake of
bread
baked
over
hot
coals, and a jar
of water. So
he ate
and drank
and lay
down again.
And
the angel of the LORD came
again
the
second
time,
and touched him, and
said
, Arise
and eat ;
because
the journey is
too great
for thee
.
A
second
time
the angel of the LORD returned
and touched him, saying
, “Get
up
and eat ,
or
the journey will
be
too much
for you
. ”
And
he arose,
and did
eat
and drink,
and went
in
the
strength
of
that meat
forty days and forty nights unto
Horeb the mount
of God.
So
he got
up
and ate
and drank.
And strengthened
by
that food,
he
walked
forty days and forty nights until
he
reached
Horeb ,
the mountain
of God.
And
he
came
thither
unto
a cave ,
and lodged
there;
and ,
behold,
the word of the LORD came to him, and
he
said
unto
him
, What doest
thou
here, Elijah?
There
Elijah
entered
a cave and spent
the
night.
And the word of the LORD came to him, saying
, “
What are
you
doing
here, Elijah? ”
And
he
said,
I have been very jealous
for the LORD God of hosts :
for
the children
of
Israel
have forsaken thy
covenant, thrown
down thine
altars, and slain
thy
prophets with the sword ;
and
I,
even
I only,
am left ;
and they seek
my life ,
to
take
it
away
.
“
I have been very zealous
for the LORD ,
the
God of Hosts ,”
he
replied,
“but
the Israelites
have forsaken Your
covenant, torn
down Your
altars, and killed
Your
prophets with the sword .
I am the
only
one
left ,
and they are
seeking
my life as
well
. ”
And
he
said, Go forth,
and stand upon
the mount
before the LORD. And,
behold, the LORD passed
by ,
and a great and strong
wind rent
the mountains ,
and brake
in
pieces
the rocks before the LORD ;
but the LORD was not in the wind :
and
after the wind an earthquake ;
but the LORD was not in the earthquake :
Then
the
LORD
said, “
Go out
and stand on
the mountain
before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is
about
to
pass
by .”
And a great and mighty
wind tore
into
the mountains and shattered
the rocks before the LORD ,
but the LORD was not in the wind .
After the wind there
was
an earthquake ,
but the LORD was not in the earthquake .
And
after the earthquake a fire ;
but the LORD was not in the fire :
and after the fire a still small voice.
After the earthquake there
was
a fire ,
but the LORD was not in the fire .
And after the fire came
a still ,
small voice.
And
it
was
so,
when Elijah heard it, that
he wrapped his face in his mantle,
and went out ,
and stood in
the entering
in
of the cave. And,
behold,
there
came
a voice unto
him ,
and said, What doest
thou
here, Elijah?
When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak
and went out and stood at
the mouth
of the cave. Suddenly
a voice came
to
him and said, “
What are
you
doing
here, Elijah? ”
And
he
said,
I have been very jealous
for the LORD God of hosts :
because
the children
of
Israel
have forsaken thy
covenant, thrown
down thine
altars, and slain
thy
prophets with the sword ;
and
I,
even
I only,
am left ;
and they seek
my life ,
to
take
it
away
.
“
I have been very zealous
for the LORD ,
the
God of Hosts ,”
he
replied,
“but
the Israelites
have forsaken Your
covenant, torn
down Your
altars, and killed
Your
prophets with the sword .
I am the
only
one
left ,
and they are
seeking
my life as
well
. ”
And
the LORD said unto
him, Go ,
return
on
thy
way to the wilderness
of Damascus :
and
when thou
comest
, anoint Hazael to
be
king over Syria:
Then
the LORD said to
him, “
Go back
by
the
way you
came,
and
go
to the Desert
of Damascus .
When you
arrive
, you
are
to
anoint Hazael as
king over Aram.
And
Jehu the
son of Nimshi shalt
thou
anoint
to
be
king over Israel :
and Elisha the
son of Shaphat of
Abelmeholah
shalt
thou
anoint
to be
prophet in
thy
room
.
You
are
also
to
anoint
Jehu son of Nimshi as
king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from
Abel-meholah
to succeed
you
as
prophet.
And
it
shall
come
to pass,
that
him
that
escapeth
the sword of Hazael shall
Jehu
slay:
and him
that
escapeth
from
the sword of Jehu shall
Elisha
slay
.
Then
Jehu
will
put
to death
whoever
escapes
the sword of Hazael ,
and Elisha
will
put
to
death
whoever
escapes
the sword of Jehu.
Yet
I have left
me
seven thousand in Israel ,
all the
knees which
have not bowed unto
Baal ,
and every
mouth
which
hath
not kissed him.
Nevertheless,
I have reserved
seven thousand in Israel —
all whose
knees have not bowed to
Baal and whose
mouths
have
not kissed him. ”
So he
departed thence,
and found Elisha the
son of Shaphat ,
who
was plowing with twelve yoke
of oxen before
him
, and he with the twelfth :
and
Elijah passed by him ,
and cast
his mantle
upon
him.
So Elijah
departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat .
He
was plowing with twelve teams
of oxen, and he was
with the twelfth team.
Elijah passed by him and threw
his cloak
around
him.
And
he
left the oxen, and
ran after Elijah, and said, Let me ,
I
pray
thee,
kiss my father and my
mother, and then I will follow thee
. And
he
said
unto
him,
Go back again:
for what have I done to thee
?
So
Elisha
left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please
let me kiss my father and mother goodbye
, and then I will follow you
. ”
“
Go on
back ,”
Elijah
replied,
“
for what have I done to you
? ”
And
he
returned
back from him, and
took a
yoke
of oxen, and slew
them ,
and
boiled
their
flesh
with the instruments
of
the
oxen
, and gave unto
the people, and they did
eat
. Then he arose,
and went
after
Elijah ,
and
ministered
unto
him
.
So
Elisha
turned
back from him, took his
pair
of oxen, and slaughtered
them .
With the oxen’s
equipment
, he
cooked
the
meat
and gave it
to
the people, and they ate
. Then he set
out
to
follow
and serve
Elijah.
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