1 Kings 19:14-19

New International Version

¹⁴ He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left,^(A) and now they are trying to kill me too.”

¹⁵ The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael^(B) king over Aram. ¹⁶ Also, anoint^(C) Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha^(D) son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah^(E) to succeed you as prophet. ¹⁷ Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael,^(F) and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu.^{(G) 18} Yet I reserve^(H) seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed^(I) him.”

The Call of Elisha

¹⁹ So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak^(J) around him.