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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 that 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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 Beer-sheba, 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 Abel-meholah 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.

1 Kings 19:4 Heb. for his life
1 Kings 19:6 Heb. bolster
1 Kings 19:18 Or, I will leave
1 Kings 19:20 Heb. go return

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 19 (BYZ)

[1] και ανηγγειλεν αχααβ τη ιεζαβελ γυναικι αυτου παντα α εποιησεν ηλιου και ως απεκτεινεν τους προφητας εν ρομφαια
[2] και απεστειλεν ιεζαβελ προς ηλιου και ειπεν ει συ ει ηλιου και εγω ιεζαβελ ταδε ποιησαι μοι ο θεος και ταδε προσθειη οτι ταυτην την ωραν αυριον θησομαι την ψυχην σου καθως ψυχην ενος εξ αυτων
[3] και εφοβηθη ηλιου και ανεστη και απηλθεν κατα την ψυχην εαυτου και ερχεται εις βηρσαβεε την ιουδα και αφηκεν το παιδαριον αυτου εκει
[4] και αυτος επορευθη εν τη ερημω οδον ημερας και ηλθεν και εκαθισεν υπο ραθμ εν και ητησατο την ψυχην αυτου αποθανειν και ειπεν ικανουσθω νυν λαβε δη την ψυχην μου απ εμου κυριε οτι ου κρεισσων εγω ειμι υπερ τους πατερας μου
[5] και εκοιμηθη και υπνωσεν εκει υπο φυτον και ιδου τις ηψατο αυτου και ειπεν αυτω αναστηθι και φαγε
[6] και επεβλεψεν ηλιου και ιδου προς κεφαλης αυτου εγκρυφιας ολυριτης και καψακης υδατος και ανεστη και εφαγεν και επιεν και επιστρεψας εκοιμηθη
[7] και επεστρεψεν ο αγγελος κυριου εκ δευτερου και ηψατο αυτου και ειπεν αυτω αναστα φαγε οτι πολλη απο σου η οδος
[8] και ανεστη και εφαγεν και επιεν και επορευθη εν τη ισχυι της βρωσεως εκεινης τεσσαρακοντα ημερας και τεσσαρακοντα νυκτας εως ορους χωρηβ
[9] και εισηλθεν εκει εις το σπηλαιον και κατελυσεν εκει και ιδου ρημα κυριου προς αυτον και ειπεν τι συ ενταυθα ηλιου
[10] και ειπεν ηλιου ζηλων εζηλωκα τω κυριω παντοκρατορι οτι εγκατελιπον σε οι υιοι ισραηλ τα θυσιαστηρια σου κατεσκαψαν και τους προφητας σου απεκτειναν εν ρομφαια και υπολελειμμαι εγω μονωτατος και ζητουσι την ψυχην μου λαβειν αυτην
[11] και ειπεν εξελευση αυριον και στηση ενωπιον κυριου εν τω ορει ιδου παρελευσεται κυριος και πνευμα μεγα κραταιον διαλυον ορη και συντριβον πετρας ενωπιον κυριου ουκ εν τω πνευματι κυριος και μετα το πνευμα συσσεισμος ουκ εν τω συσσεισμω κυριος
[12] και μετα τον συσσεισμον πυρ ουκ εν τω πυρι κυριος και μετα το πυρ φωνη αυρας λεπτης κακει κυριος
[13] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν ηλιου και επεκαλυψεν το προσωπον αυτου εν τη μηλωτη εαυτου και εξηλθεν και εστη υπο το σπηλαιον και ιδου προς αυτον φωνη και ειπεν τι συ ενταυθα ηλιου
[14] και ειπεν ηλιου ζηλων εζηλωκα τω κυριω παντοκρατορι οτι εγκατελιπον την διαθηκην σου οι υιοι ισραηλ τα θυσιαστηρια σου καθειλαν και τους προφητας σου απεκτειναν εν ρομφαια και υπολελειμμαι εγω μονωτατος και ζητουσι την ψυχην μου λαβειν αυτην
[15] και ειπεν κυριος προς αυτον πορευου αναστρεφε εις την οδον σου και ηξεις εις την οδον ερημου δαμασκου και χρισεις τον αζαηλ εις βασιλεα της συριας
[16] και τον ιου υιον ναμεσσι χρισεις εις βασιλεα επι ισραηλ και τον ελισαιε υιον σαφατ απο αβελμαουλα χρισεις εις προφητην αντι σου
[17] και εσται τον σωζομενον εκ ρομφαιας αζαηλ θανατωσει ιου και τον σωζομενον εκ ρομφαιας ιου θανατωσει ελισαιε
[18] και καταλειψεις εν ισραηλ επτα χιλιαδας ανδρων παντα γονατα α ουκ ωκλασαν γονυ τω βααλ και παν στομα ο ου προσεκυνησεν αυτω
[19] και απηλθεν εκειθεν και ευρισκει τον ελισαιε υιον σαφατ και αυτος ηροτρια εν βουσιν δωδεκα ζευγη βοων ενωπιον αυτου και αυτος εν τοις δωδεκα και επηλθεν επ αυτον και επερριψε την μηλωτην αυτου επ αυτον
[20] και κατελιπεν ελισαιε τας βοας και κατεδραμεν οπισω ηλιου και ειπεν καταφιλησω τον πατερα μου και ακολουθησω οπισω σου και ειπεν ηλιου αναστρεφε οτι πεποιηκα σοι
[21] και ανεστρεψεν εξοπισθεν αυτου και ελαβεν τα ζευγη των βοων και εθυσεν και ηψησεν αυτα εν τοις σκευεσι των βοων και εδωκεν τω λαω και εφαγον και ανεστη και επορευθη οπισω ηλιου και ελειτουργει αυτω

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