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1 Kings 19 (WEBP)

[1] Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
[2] Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!”
[3] When he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
[4] But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree. Then he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough. Now, O Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.”
[5] He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat!”
[6] He looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again.
[7] Yahweh’s angel came again the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.”
[8] He arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, God’s Mountain.
[9] He came to a cave there, and camped there; and behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
[10] He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
[11] He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
[12] After the earthquake a fire passed; but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice.
[13] When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
[14] He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
[15] Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
[16] Anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel; and anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place.
[17] He who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and he who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill.
[18] Yet I reserved seven thousand in Israel, all the knees of which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.”
[19] So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Elijah went over to him and put his mantle on him.
[20] Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him, “Go back again; for what have I done to you?”
[21] He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, killed them, and boiled their meat with the oxen’s equipment, and gave to the people; and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 19 (KJVS)

[1] And Ahab told () Jezebel all that Elijah had done (), and withal how he had slain () all the prophets with the sword .
[2] 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 .
[3] 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.
[4] 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 .
[5] And as he lay () and slept () under a juniper tree , behold, then an angel touched () him, and said () unto him, Arise () [and] eat ().
[6] 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 ().
[7] 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.
[8] 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 .
[9] 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 ?
[10] 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 ().
[11] 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 :
[12] And after the earthquake a fire ; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire : and after the fire a still small voice .
[13] 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 ?
[14] 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 ().
[15] 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 :
[16] 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.
[17] 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 ().
[18] 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.
[19] 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.
[20] 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?
[21] 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.

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Kings 19 (YLT)

[1] And Ahab declareth to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all the prophets by the sword,
[2] 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.’
[3] 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,
[4] 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.’
[5] And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, ‘Rise, eat;’
[6] 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.
[7] 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;’
[8] 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.
[9] 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?’
[10] 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.’
[11] 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;
[12] and after the shaking a fire:-not in the fire is Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;
[13] 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?’
[14] 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.’
[15] 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,
[16] 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.
[17] ‘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;
[18] 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.’
[19] 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,
[20] 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?’
[21] 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.