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1 Kings 18:41-19:8
English Standard Version
1 Kings 18:41-19:8
English Standard Version
The Lord Sends Rain
41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. (A)And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. 43 And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times. 44 And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, (B)a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” 45 And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to (C)Jezreel. 46 (D)And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, (E)and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of (F)Jezreel.
Elijah Flees Jezebel
19 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how (G)he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, (H)“So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” 3 Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to (I)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 broom tree. (J)And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” 5 And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” 6 And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” 8 And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food (K)forty days and forty nights to (L)Horeb, the mount of God.
1 Kings 18:41-19:8
New International Version
1 Kings 18:41-19:8
New International Version
41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.(A)
43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked.
“There is nothing there,” he said.
Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
44 The seventh time(B) the servant reported, “A cloud(C) as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.”
So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain(D) started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel.(E) 46 The power(F) of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt,(G) he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Elijah Flees to Horeb
19 Now Ahab told Jezebel(H) everything Elijah had done and how he had killed(I) all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely,(J) if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”(K)
3 Elijah was afraid[a] and ran(L) for his life.(M) When he came to Beersheba(N) in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush,(O) sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life;(P) I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.(Q)
All at once an angel(R) touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty(S) days and forty nights until he reached Horeb,(T) the mountain of God.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 19:3 Or Elijah saw
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