Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
Ahab declareth
to
Jezebel all
that Elijah did,
and all
how he slew
all the prophets by
the sword ,
Now
Ahab told
Jezebel everything
that Elijah had
done
and how he had
killed
all the prophets with
the sword .
and
Jezebel sendeth
a messenger unto
Elijah, saying, `Thus
doth
the gods, and thus
do
they
add
, surely
about
this time to-morrow,
I make thy
life as
the life
of
one
of them.'
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 he
feareth,
and
riseth,
and goeth
for his life ,
and
cometh
in
to Beer-Sheba,
that
`is'
Judah's
, and
leaveth
his young
man
there,
And Elijah
was
afraid
and ran
for his life .
When
he
came
to Beersheba
in
Judah
, he
left
his servant
there,
and
he himself hath
gone
into the wilderness a
day's
Journey,
and
cometh
and
sitteth
under a certain
retem-
tree ,
and desireth
his
soul
to
die ,
and
saith,
`
Enough, now,
O
Jehovah
, take my soul
, 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
he lieth
down and
sleepeth
under a
certain
retem-
tree ,
and lo,
a
messenger
cometh
against
him ,
and saith
to
him,
`Rise
, 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 looketh
attentively
, and lo,
at
his bolster
a cake `baken
on'
burning
stones
, and a dish
of water ,
and
he eateth,
and
drinketh,
and turneth,
and lieth
down.
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
messenger
of
Jehovah
turneth
back
a second time ,
and cometh
against
him, and
saith,
`Rise
, eat, for
the way
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 riseth,
and eateth,
and drinketh,
and goeth
in
the
power
of
that food forty days and forty nights, unto
the mount
of God --
Horeb
.
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
cometh
in
there ,
unto
the
cave ,
and lodgeth
there,
and lo,
the word of Jehovah
`is'
unto
him,
and
saith
to him, `What
--
to
thee
, 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
saith,
`
I have been very zealous for Jehovah
, God of Hosts, for
the sons
of
Israel
have forsaken Thy
covenant --
Thine
altars
they
have
thrown
down, and Thy
prophets they
have
slain
by
the sword ,
and
I am left, I,
by
myself,
and they seek
my life --
to
take
it
. '
“
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
saith
, `
Go out ,
and thou
hast
stood
in
the mount
before Jehovah
. '
And
lo
, Jehovah
is passing
by ,
and a wind
--
great and strong
--
is
rending
mountains ,
and shivering
rocks before Jehovah:
--
not in the wind `is'
Jehovah;
and
after the wind a
shaking:
--
not in the shaking
`is'
Jehovah;
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 shaking
a fire :
--
not in the fire `is'
Jehovah;
and after the fire a voice
still small ;
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
cometh
to
pass,
at
Elijah's
hearing
`
it '
, that
he wrappeth
his face in his robe,
and goeth
out ,
and standeth
at the opening
of the cave ,
and
lo,
unto
him
`is'
a voice ,
and it
saith
, `
What --
to
thee,
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
saith,
`
I have been very zealous for Jehovah
, God of Hosts ;
for
the sons
of
Israel
have forsaken Thy
covenant, Thine
altars
they
have
thrown
down, and Thy
prophets they
have
slain
by
the sword ,
and
I am left, I,
by
myself,
and they seek
my life --
to
take
it
. '
“
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
Jehovah
saith
unto
him, `
Go turn
back on
thy
way to the wilderness
of Damascus ,
and
thou
hast
gone
in
, and
anointed
Hazael for
king over Aram ,
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 son of Nimshi thou
dost
anoint
for
king over Israel ,
and Elisha son of Shaphat ,
of
Abel-Meholah ,
thou
dost
anoint
for
prophet in
thy
stead
.
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
hath
been,
him
who
is
escaped
from
the sword of Hazael, put to death doth
Jehu,
and
him
who
is
escaped
from
the sword of Jehu put
to
death
doth
Elisha;
Then
Jehu
will
put
to
death
whoever
escapes
the sword of Hazael, and
Elisha
will
put to death whoever
escapes
the sword of Jehu .
and
I have left
in
Israel
seven thousand ,
all the
knees that
have not bowed to Baal ,
and every
mouth
that
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. ”
And
he
goeth
thence,
and findeth
Elisha son of Shaphat ,
and
he is
plowing ;
twelve yoke
`are'
before
him
, and he `is'
with the twelfth ;
and
Elijah passeth
over
unto
him ,
and casteth
his robe
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
forsaketh
the oxen, and
runneth
after Elijah, and saith
, `
Let me give
a
kiss ,
I
pray
thee,
to
my father and to
my
mother, and I go
after
thee
. '
And
he
saith
to
him,
`
Go ,
turn
back, 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
turneth
back from after
him, and
taketh
the
yoke
of oxen, and sacrificeth
it,
and
with instruments
of
the oxen
he
hath
boiled
their
flesh
, and giveth
to the people, and they eat,
and
he riseth,
and goeth
after
Elijah ,
and
serveth
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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