19:1 And Ahab 256 told 5046 8686 Jezebel 348 all that Elijah 452 had done 6213 8804, and withal how he had slain 2026 8804 all the prophets 5030 with the sword 2719.

19:2 Then Jezebel 348 sent 7971 8799 a messenger 4397 unto Elijah 452, saying 559 8800, So let the gods 430 do 6213 8799 [to me], and more 3254 8686 also, if I make 7760 8799 not thy life 5315 as the life 5315 of one 259 of them by to morrow 4279 about this time 6256.

19:3 And when he saw 7200 8799 [that], he arose 6965 8799, and went 3212 8799 for his life 5315, and came 935 8799 to Beersheba 884, which [belongeth] to Judah 3063, and left 3240 8686 his servant 5288 there.

19:4 But he himself went 1980 8804 a day's 3117 journey 1870 into the wilderness 4057, and came 935 8799 and sat down 3427 8799 under a 259 juniper tree 7574: and he requested 7592 8799 for himself 5315 that he might die 4191 8800; and said 559 8799, It is enough 7227; now, O LORD 3068, take away 3947 8798 my life 5315; for I [am] not better 2896 than my fathers 1.(for himself: Heb. for his life)

19:5 And as he lay 7901 8799 and slept 3462 8799 under a 259 juniper tree 7574, behold, then an angel 4397 touched 5060 8802 him, and said 559 8799 unto him, Arise 6965 8798 [and] eat 398 8798.

19:6 And he looked 5027 8686, and, behold, [there was] a cake 5692 baken on the coals 7529, and a cruse 6835 of water 4325 at his head 4763. And he did eat 398 8799 and drink 8354 8799, and laid him down 7901 8799 again 7725 8799.(head: Heb. bolster)

19:7 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 came again 7725 8799 the second time 8145, and touched 5060 8799 him, and said 559 8799, Arise 6965 8798 [and] eat 398 8798; because the journey 1870 [is] too great 7227 for thee.

19:8 And he arose 6965 8799, and did eat 398 8799 and drink 8354 8799, and went 3212 8799 in the strength 3581 of that meat 396 forty 705 days 3117 and forty 705 nights 3915 unto Horeb 2722 the mount 2022 of God 430.

19:9 And he came 935 8799 thither unto a cave 4631, and lodged 3885 8799 there; and, behold, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 [came] to him, and he said 559 8799 unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah 452?

19:10 And he said 559 8799, I have been very 7065 8763 jealous 7065 8765 for the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635: for the children 1121 of Israel 3478 have forsaken 5800 8804 thy covenant 1285, thrown down 2040 8804 thine altars 4196, and slain 2026 8804 thy prophets 5030 with the sword 2719; and I, [even] I only, am left 3498 8735; and they seek 1245 8762 my life 5315, to take it away 3947 8800.

19:11 And he said 559 8799, Go forth 3318 8798, and stand 5975 8804 upon the mount 2022 before 6440 the LORD 3068. And, behold, the LORD 3068 passed by 5674 8802, and a great 1419 and strong 2389 wind 7307 rent 6561 8764 the mountains 2022, and brake in pieces 7665 8764 the rocks 5553 before 6440 the LORD 3068; [but] the LORD 3068 [was] not in the wind 7307: and after 310 the wind 7307 an earthquake 7494; [but] the LORD 3068 [was] not in the earthquake 7494:

19:12 And after 310 the earthquake 7494 a fire 784; [but] the LORD 3068 [was] not in the fire 784: and after 310 the fire 784 a still 1827 small 1851 voice 6963.

19:13 And it was [so], when Elijah 452 heard 8085 8800 [it], that he wrapped 3874 8686 his face 6440 in his mantle 155, and went out 3318 8799, and stood 5975 8799 in the entering in 6607 of the cave 4631. And, behold, [there came] a voice 6963 unto him, and said 559 8799, What doest thou here, Elijah 452?

19:14 And he said 559 8799, I have been very 7065 8763 jealous 7065 8765 for the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635: because the children 1121 of Israel 3478 have forsaken 5800 8804 thy covenant 1285, thrown down 2040 8804 thine altars 4196, and slain 2026 8804 thy prophets 5030 with the sword 2719; and I, [even] I only, am left 3498 8735; and they seek 1245 8762 my life 5315, to take it away 3947 8800.

19:15 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto him, Go 3212 8798, return 7725 8798 on thy way 1870 to the wilderness 4057 of Damascus 1834: and when thou comest 935 8804, anoint 4886 8804 Hazael 2371 [to be] king 4428 over Syria 758:

19:16 And Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Nimshi 5250 shalt thou anoint 4886 8799 [to be] king 4428 over Israel 3478: and Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202 of Abelmeholah 65 shalt thou anoint 4886 8799 [to be] prophet 5030 in thy room.(Elisha: Gr. Eliseus)

19:17 And it shall come to pass, [that] him that escapeth 4422 8737 the sword 2719 of Hazael 2371 shall Jehu 3058 slay 4191 8686: and him that escapeth 4422 8737 from the sword 2719 of Jehu 3058 shall Elisha 477 slay 4191 8686.

19:18 Yet I have left 7604 8689 [me] seven 7651 thousand 505 in Israel 3478, all the knees 1290 which have not bowed 3766 8804 unto Baal 1168, and every mouth 6310 which hath not kissed 5401 8804 him.(I have…: or, I will leave)

19:19 So he departed 3212 8799 thence, and found 4672 8799 Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202, who [was] plowing 2790 8802 [with] twelve 8147 6240 yoke 6776 [of oxen] before 6440 him, and he with the twelfth 8147 6240: and Elijah 452 passed 5674 8799 by him, and cast 7993 8686 his mantle 155 upon him.

19:20 And he left 5800 8799 the oxen 1241, and ran 7323 8799 after 310 Elijah 452, and said 559 8799, Let me, I pray thee, kiss 5401 8799 my father 1 and my mother 517, and [then] I will follow 3212 8799 310 thee. And he said 559 8799 unto him, Go back 3212 8798 again 7725 8798: for what have I done 6213 8804 to thee?(Go…: Heb. Go return)

19:21 And he returned back 7725 8799 from him 310, and took 3947 8799 a yoke 6776 of oxen 1241, and slew 2076 8799 them, and boiled 1310 8765 their flesh 1320 with the instruments 3627 of the oxen 1241, and gave 5414 8799 unto the people 5971, and they did eat 398 8799. Then he arose 6965 8799, and went 3212 8799 after 310 Elijah 452, and ministered 8334 8762 unto him.

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