1 Kings 19

VIN(i) 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, "Thus may the gods do to me, and may they add to it, surely at this time tomorrow I will make your life as the life of one of them!" 3 And he saw, he rose and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba of Judah, and left his servant there. 4 and ran for a day's journey deep into the wilderness. He found a juniper tree, sat down under it, and prayed that he could die. He asked God, "Enough! LORD! Take my life, because I'm not better than my ancestors!" 5 He lay down and slept under a broom tree. And look, an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat." 6 He looked, and look, 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 The angel of the LORD appeared a second time and touched him and said, "Get up, eat, for the journey is greater than you." 8 So he got up, ate, drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights up to Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 He went into a cave and spent the night. The word of the LORD came to him, saying: "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 10 He said, I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, thrown down Your altars and slain 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 the LORD.” Behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces 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. 12 And after the earthquake, came fire. But the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire, came a small still 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 zealous for the LORD the God of Hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, demolished your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; I alone am left, and they seek to take my life!" 15 the LORD 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 It shall be that the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall 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 then left his bulls and ran after Elijah. He said: "Let me kiss my father and mother good-bye and then I will go with you." Elijah answered, "All right, go back. I am not stopping you!" 21 So he returned from after him, and he took a pair of oxen and slaughtered them, and with the yoke of the oxen he boiled the flesh and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and served him.