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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>1 Kings 19 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_kings/19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_kings/19-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > 1 Kings 19</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_kings/18.htm" title="1 Kings 18">◄</a> 1 Kings 19 <a href="../1_kings/20.htm" title="1 Kings 20">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/1_kings/19.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Elijah Runs from Jezebel</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Ahab complained to Jezebel about everything that Elijah had done, especially the part about him killing all the prophets of Baal with a sword. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Jezebel sent a messenger to tell Elijah, “May the gods do the same to me and even more if tomorrow about this time I haven’t made you like one of those prophets you had killed.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:2 The Heb. lacks prophets you had killed">a</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Elijah was terrified, so he got up and ran for his life to Beer-sheba, which is part of Judah, and left his servant there <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>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!” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then he lay down and went to sleep under the juniper tree. All of a sudden, there was an angel, who kept grabbing him and telling him, “Get up! Eat!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So he looked around, and there near his head was a muffin sitting on top of some heated stones, along with a jar of water. Elijah ate and drank and then lay down again. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Later, the angel of the LORD came a second time, grabbed him, and said “Get up! Eat! The journey ahead<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:7 The Heb. lacks ahead">b</a></span> is too difficult for you!” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>So Elijah<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:8 Lit. he">c</a></span> got up, ate and drank, and survived on that one meal for 40 days and nights as he set out on his journey to Horeb, God’s mountain.</p> <p class="heading">Elijah Talks to God at Horeb</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Elijah<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:9 Lit. He">d</a></span> arrived at a cave and stayed there. All of a sudden this message came from the LORD: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“I’ve been very zealous for the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies,” he replied. “The Israelis have abandoned your covenant, demolished your altars, executed your prophets with swords, and I—that’s right, just me!—am the only one left. Now they’re seeking my life, to get rid of me!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Go out,” he responded, “and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD.” And there was the LORD, passing by! A tremendous, mighty windstorm was tearing at the mountains and breaking the rocks in pieces in the presence of the LORD, but the LORD was not in the windstorm. After the wind there came an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>After the earthquake there came fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was the sound of a gentle whisper. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>As soon as Elijah heard it, he covered his face in his mantle, went outside, and stood at the entrance to the cave. And there a voice spoke to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“I’ve been very zealous for the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies,” he replied. “The Israelis have abandoned your covenant, demolished your altars, executed your prophets with swords, and I—that’s right, just me!—am the only one left. Now they’re seeking my life, to get rid of me!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The LORD replied to him, “Go! Return to Damascus, and when you get there, anoint Hazael as king over Aram, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>anoint Nimshi’s son Jehu as king over Israel, and anoint Shaphat’s son Elisha from Abel-meholah as a prophet to replace you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Whoever escapes from Hazael’s sword Jehu will execute, and whoever escapes from Jehu’s sword Elisha will put to death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Nevertheless, I’ve reserved 7,000 in Israel who have neither bowed their knees to Baal nor kissed him.”</p> <p class="heading">Elisha Chosen to Replace Elijah</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Elijah left there and located Shaphat’s son Elisha, who was plowing, along with a total of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:19 The Heb. lacks a total of">e</a></span> twelve pairs of oxen.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:19 The Heb. lacks of oxen">f</a></span> (He was plowing with the twelfth pair.) As Elijah passed by, he tossed his cloak at Elisha.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:19 Lit. him">g</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He abandoned the oxen, ran off to follow Elijah, and asked him, “Please, let me kiss my mother and father good-bye, and then I’ll come after you.”</p> <p class="reg">“Go back again,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/19-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>So Elisha<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:21 Lit. he">h</a></span> turned back, took the pair of oxen, sacrificed them, boiled their flesh using the farm implements for fuel, and gave the food to the people with him.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="19:21 The Heb. lacks with him">i</a></span> Then he got up, followed Elijah, and became his servant.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 19:2 The Heb. lacks <i>prophets you had killed</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 19:7 The Heb. lacks <i>ahead</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 19:8 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 19:9 Lit. <i>He</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 19:19 The Heb. lacks <i>a total of</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 19:19 The Heb. lacks <i>of oxen</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 19:19 Lit. <i>him</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 19:21 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 19:21 The Heb. lacks <i>with him</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_kings/18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_kings/20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/1_kings/19-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>