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When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he saw <i>that</i>, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which <i>belongeth</i> to Judah, and left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when he saw <i>that,</i> he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which <i>belongs</i> to Judah, and left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he was afraid, and got up and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah; and he left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his young man there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah was afraid and arose and ran for his life, and he came to Beersheba which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elijah became afraid and immediately ran for his life. When he came to Beer-sheba that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elijah became afraid and immediately ran for his life. When he came to Beer-sheba that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Elijah was afraid when he got her message, and he ran to the town of Beersheba in Judah. He left his servant there, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Frightened, Elijah fled to save his life. He came to Beersheba in Judah and left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Elijah was afraid and fled for his life; he took his servant and went to Beersheba in Judah. Leaving the servant there, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Elijah was afraid, so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he was afraid, and he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he fears, and rises, and goes for his life, and comes to Beer-Sheba, that [is] Judah’s, and leaves his young man there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will see and arise, and go for his soul, and he will come to the Well of the Oath which was to Judah, and he will leave his boy there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Elias was afraid, and rising up he went whithersoever he had a mind: and he came to Bersabee of Juda, and left his servant there, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Elijah was afraid. And rising up, he went away to wherever his will would carry him. And he arrived in Beersheba of Judah. And he dismissed his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Elijah was afraid and fled for his life, going to Beer-sheba of Judah. He left his servant there<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah was afraid, and he arose and fled for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his disciple there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Elyah was afraid, and he arose, he went to save his life and he came to Beersheba of Yehuda, and he left his Disciple there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Eliu feared, and rose, and departed for his life: and he comes to Bersabee <i>to</i> the land of Juda, and he left his servant there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/19-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=7500" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/19.htm">Elijah Flees From Jezebel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!” <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">And Elijah was afraid</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and ran</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">his life.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">When he came</a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: bə·’êr (Prep) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: še·ḇa‘ (N-proper-fs) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine.">to Beersheba</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: lî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">in Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: way·yan·naḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">he left</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ă·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">his servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a></span><br />When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a></span><br />Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-14</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43-45</a></span><br />So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. / Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides— / until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Jeremiah 26:21</a></span><br />King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-12.htm">Matthew 4:12</a></span><br />When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Acts 9:25</a></span><br />One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. / But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-31.htm">Mark 6:31-32</a></span><br />And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. / So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-29.htm">Luke 4:29-30</a></span><br />They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff. / But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1</a></span><br />And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm">Hebrews 11:27</a></span><br />By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-7.htm">Genesis 32:7-8</a></span><br />In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels. / He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23</a></span><br />When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39-40</a></span><br />At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp. / Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.</p><p class="hdg">he arose</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-12.htm">Genesis 12:12,13</a></b></br> Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This <i>is</i> his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a></b></br> Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/27-1.htm">1 Samuel 27:1</a></b></br> And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: <i>there is</i> nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.</p><p class="hdg">beer-sheba</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a></b></br> And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31</a></b></br> Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Amos 7:12,13</a></b></br> Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/17-13.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-51.htm">Feareth</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-3.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-2.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-14.htm">Judah's</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/1-15.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-1.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-1.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-3.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-9.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-12.htm">Feareth</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-20.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Judah's</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-20.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-8.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-9.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-14.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/19-1.htm">Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beersheba</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">In the desert, being weary of his life, he is comforted by an angel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/19-9.htm">At Horeb God appears unto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">Elisha, taking leave of his friends, follows Elijah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life.</b><br>Elijah's fear contrasts sharply with his previous boldness on Mount Carmel, where he confronted the prophets of Baal. This shift highlights the human vulnerability even in great prophets. Elijah's fear was triggered by Jezebel's threat (<a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">1 Kings 19:2</a>), showing the real danger he faced. His flight reflects a natural human response to life-threatening situations, emphasizing the reality of spiritual warfare and the need for divine strength. Elijah's experience can be compared to other biblical figures who faced fear, such as David fleeing from Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/21-10.htm">1 Samuel 21:10</a>) and Jesus in Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">Matthew 26:36-39</a>), illustrating the theme of seeking God's will amidst fear.<p><b>When he came to Beersheba in Judah,</b><br>Beersheba, located in the southern part of Judah, was a significant biblical site, often marking the southern boundary of Israel (<a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31</a>). It was a place of refuge and covenant, as seen in the lives of Abraham and Isaac. Elijah's journey to Beersheba indicates a strategic retreat to a place of safety, as it was outside the jurisdiction of Ahab and Jezebel, who ruled the northern kingdom of Israel. This move underscores the importance of seeking physical and spiritual refuge in times of distress, akin to the psalmist's cry for God's protection (<a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>).<p><b>he left his servant there,</b><br>Leaving his servant in Beersheba suggests Elijah's desire for solitude, possibly to reflect and seek God's guidance. This action mirrors moments in Scripture where leaders sought isolation to commune with God, such as Moses on Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/24-12.htm">Exodus 24:12-18</a>) and Jesus withdrawing to pray (<a href="/luke/5-16.htm">Luke 5:16</a>). It also indicates Elijah's deep despair, as he may have felt his mission was over, paralleling the loneliness expressed by other prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Jeremiah 20:14-18</a>). Elijah's decision to leave his servant behind highlights the personal nature of his struggle and the need for divine intervention in moments of profound crisis.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who had just experienced a great victory over the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. Despite this, he is now fleeing in fear for his life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, her threat against Elijah's life is the catalyst for his fear and flight. She was the queen and a staunch supporter of Baal worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/beersheba.htm">Beersheba</a></b><br>A town in the southern part of Judah, significant as a place of refuge and a boundary marker in Israel's history. It represents a place of transition for Elijah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Elijah seeks refuge. It is significant as a place of safety away from Jezebel's influence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah's_servant.htm">Elijah's Servant</a></b><br>A companion of Elijah who is left behind in Beersheba, indicating Elijah's desire for solitude or perhaps his intention to go further into the wilderness alone.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_and_faith.htm">Fear and Faith</a></b><br>Elijah's fear shows that even the most faithful can experience fear. It is important to bring our fears to God and trust in His protection and plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_solitude.htm">Seeking Solitude</a></b><br>Elijah's journey to Beersheba and beyond can be seen as a search for solitude and reflection. In times of distress, seeking quiet time with God can be crucial for spiritual renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Despite Elijah's fear and flight, God continues to provide for him. This reminds us that God's care is constant, even when we feel alone or afraid.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leaving_burdens_behind.htm">Leaving Burdens Behind</a></b><br>Elijah leaving his servant in Beersheba can symbolize the need to leave behind certain burdens or distractions to focus on God's voice and direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_journey_of_faith.htm">The Journey of Faith</a></b><br>Elijah's journey is not just physical but spiritual. Our faith journey often involves moving through fear and uncertainty towards deeper trust in God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_elisha's_life.htm">What are the key events in Elisha's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_doubt_god's_existence.htm">Why does God allow so many of His followers to doubt His existence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_events_are_in_wars_of_the_lord.htm">Why did Elijah write to King Jehoram?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_view_on_antidepressants.htm">What is the biblical perspective on using antidepressants?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">He arose, and went for his life.</span>--The sudden reaction of disappointment and despondency, strange as it seems to superficial observation, is eminently characteristic of an impulsive and vehement nature. His blow had been struck, as he thought, triumphantly. Now the power of cool unrelenting antagonism makes itself felt, unshaken and only embittered by all that had passed. On Ahab and the people he knows that he cannot rely; so once more he flees for his life.<p><span class= "bld">Beer-sheba. </span>(See <a href="/genesis/21-14.htm" title="And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.">Genesis 21:14</a>; <a href="/genesis/21-33.htm" title="And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.">Genesis 21:33</a>; <a href="/genesis/22-19.htm" title="So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelled at Beersheba.">Genesis 22:19</a>; <a href="/genesis/28-10.htm" title="And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.">Genesis 28:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm" title="And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.">Genesis 46:1</a>, &c.)--This frontier town of Palestine to the south is little mentioned after the patriarchal time. The note that "it belonged to Judah" is, perhaps, significant. Judah was now in half-dependent alliance with Israel; even under Jehoshaphat, Elijah might not be safe there, though his servant--traditionally the son of the widow of Zarephath--might stay without danger. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when he saw that</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">and he saw and arose</span>, etc. But the LXX. has <span class="greek">καὶ ἐφοβήθη</span>, and the Vulgate <span class="accented">timuit</span>, and it is to be observed that this meaning, "<span class="accented">and he feared</span>," can be extracted from this word <span class="hebrew">וירא</span> without any change of radicals, for the full form <span class="hebrew">יִירָא</span> is occasionally abbreviated into <span class="hebrew">יִרָא</span>; see <a href="/1_samuel/18-12.htm">1 Samuel 18:12</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">1 Samuel 21:13</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28</a>. A few MSS. have here <span class="hebrew">וייּרא</span> and it certainly suits the context better. Bahr, who interprets, "he saw how matters stood," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, that she meant him to flee, is not justified in asserting that this expression would require an accusative of the person feared. (See, <span class="accented">e</span>.<span class="accented">g</span>., <a href="/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/15-1.htm">Genesis 15:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/18-15.htm">Genesis 18:15</a>.) Both he and Keil furthermore object to this interpretation that it is contrary to actual fact, neither of them being willing to allow that Elijah was afraid. Bahr says it is inconceivable that the man who had that day faced alone king and priests and the entire people should have become all at once afraid of a bad woman, and he explains Elijah's flight as caused by the discovery that he could not carryon his work of reformation, and by the absence of any intimation (like that of <a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1</a>) that he was to stay and hazard his life. But apart from the fact that we are distinctly told that he "went <span class="accented">for his life"</span> (cf. vers. 4, 10), and that his flight seems to have been instant and hurried, history tells of many great souls, hardly less brave than Elijah's, which have succumbed to a sudden panic. Anyhow, it is evident that for the moment Elijah had lost faith in God, otherwise he would certainly have waited for the "word of the Lord," which had hitherto invariably guided his movements (<a href="/1_kings/17-2.htm">1 Kings 17:2, 8</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1</a>). No doubt other emotions besides that of fear were struggling in his breast, and prominent among these was the feeling of profound disappointment and mortification. It is clear that he had hoped that the "day of Carmel" would turn the heart of the entire nation back again (<a href="/1_kings/18-37.htm">1 Kings 18:37</a>), and the great shout of ver. 39, and the subsequent execution, at his command, of the men who had deceived and depraved the people, might well justify the most sanguine expectations. We can readily imagine, consequently, how, especially after the excitement and fatigues of that day, the threatening and defiant message of the queen would seem the death blow of his hopes, and how, utterly dispirited and broken down, he lost all trust, all faith, and, while fleeing for his life, "requested for himself that he might die" (ver. 4)], <span class="cmt_word">he arose, and went for his life</span> [Keil is compelled, by his refusal to allow that Elijah was actuated by fear, to render these words, "went to commit his soul to God in the solitude of the desert." But the men meaning is settled for us by the like expression in <a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7</a>; nor does <a href="/jeremiah/44-7.htm">Jeremiah 44:7</a> lend any support to Keil's view. Gesenius compares <span class="greek">τρέχειν περὶ ψυχῆς</span>. Od. 9:423. The A.V. exactly represents the meaning], <span class="cmt_word">and came to Beer-sheba</span> [<a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31</a>; <a href="/genesis/26-33.htm">Genesis 26:33</a>. The southern boundary of Palestine (<a href="/joshua/15-28.htm">Joshua 15:28</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/24-7.htm">2 Samuel 24:7</a>; <a href="/judges/20-1.htm">Judges 20:1</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-2.htm">1 Chronicles 21:2</a>, etc.), allotted to the tribe of Simeon (<a href="/joshua/19-2.htm">Joshua 19:2</a>), which tribe, we gather from this passage (see also <a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm">2 Chronicles 19:4</a>), was now absorbed in the southern kingdom. (See note on ch. 11:31.) Wordsworth suggests that "perhaps he resorted to Beer-sheba in order to strengthen his faith with the recollection of the patriarchs who had dwelt there," etc. But if that had been his object, a journey to the place was hardly necessary, and it is clear that he only passed through it on his way to Mount Sinai. "Beer-sheba was about 95 miles from Jezreel" - Rawlinson, who adds that Elijah cannot have reached it till the close of the second day. But we must remember that his pace would be regulated by the powers of his servant, probably a mere lad (LXX. <span class="greek">παιδάριον</span>), so that it is hardly likely he could travel day and night without stopping to rest], which belongeth to Judah [It is part of Keil's argument in proof that Elijah did not flee from fear of Jezebel, that, had such been the case, he would have remained in the kingdom of Judah, where he would have enjoyed the protection of Jehoshaphat. But it is by no means certain that this prince, considering his close alliance with Ahab (<a href="/1_kings/22-4.htm">1 Kings 22:4</a>; cf. 18:10; <a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1</a>), would have sheltered the prophet. Indeed, it is remarkable, as Blunt has well pointed out (Coincid. pp. 183, 184), that the prophet <span class="accented">never</span> took refuge in the southern kingdom. At one time he found a sanctuary beyond the Jordan; at another in the kingdom of Tyre, but never in the realm of Jehoshaphat. When he does come in haste to Beer-sheba, "it is after a manner which bespeaks his reluctance to set foot within that territory, even more than if he had evaded it altogether." The reason partly was, no doubt, as Wordsworth says, that his mission was to idolatrous Israel. Judah had both priests and prophets of its own], <span class="cmt_word">and left his servant</span> [There is no warrant for the assertion (Stanley) that "one only of that vast assembly remained faithful to him, the Zidonian boy of Zarephath." The identity of this boy with the servant is by no means certain; nor is the defection of the people at all proven] <span class="cmt_word">there</span>. [Probably because he wished to be alone with God; possibly because the boy was then too exhausted to go further, and there was no reason why he should be subjected to the uncertainties and privations of desert life; hardly for the security of both (Blunt). It is perhaps implied, however, that the kingdom of Judah, though not a safe abode for him, would be for his servant. When we remember that this servant never rejoined him, but that presently Elisha took his place, we can scarcely help wondering whether he was afraid to accompany Elijah any longer (cf. <a href="/acts/15-38.htm">Acts 15:38</a>).] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/19-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Elijah was afraid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֗רְא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ran</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his life.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשׁ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">When he came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֕א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Beersheba</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֖בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_884.htm">Strong's 884: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Judah,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(lî·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he left</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּנַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yan·naḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">his servant</span><br /><span class="heb">נַעֲר֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 19:3 When he saw that he arose (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 19:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 19:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 19:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 19:4" /></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><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>