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And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and that he had slain all the prophets with the sword. |
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And Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do this time tomorrow do not make your life that [made] with the life of one of them. |
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Seeing this, he got up and went to save his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. |
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But he himself went into the wilderness a day's journey, and came and sat down under a juniper tree, and requested the death of him and said: It is enough, Lord; Take my soul, for I am no better than my fathers. |
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And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree. And behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. |
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And he looked, and behold, at his head baked cake and a jug of water. He ate and drank and lay down again. |
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And the angel of the Lord appeared in a second time and touched him and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is before you. |
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And he arose, and ate and drank, and the strength of that meat, walked forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.
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And he went into a cave, and lodged there. And so, it was to him the word of the LORD, and said to him [the Lord], What doest thou here, Elijah? |
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He said: I have been very zealous 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; I was left alone, and they seek my life, to take it away. |
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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; |
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after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. |
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Heard [these things], Elijah hid his face his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. And there was a voice to him, and said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? |
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He said: I have been very zealous 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; I was left alone, and they seek my life, to take it away. |
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And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you come, anoint Hazael king over Syria; |
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and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint king over Israel; Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in his stead; |
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who shall flee from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will put to death; and who will be saved from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. |
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Yet I have left in Israel seven thousand [men]; all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
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And he went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat as he shouted; with twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. |
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And I leave [Elisha] the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, let me kiss my father and my mother, and I will follow thee. He said to him, Go back again, for what have I done to you? |
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And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and oxen, boiled their flesh, and gave to the people, and they ate. And he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. |
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