15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But (A)Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by (B)a well.

Read full chapter

15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill(A) Moses, but Moses fled(B) from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian,(C) where he sat down by a well.

Read full chapter

27 By faith he (A)left Egypt, (B)not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured (C)as seeing him who is invisible.

Read full chapter

27 By faith he left Egypt,(A) not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.

Read full chapter

29 At this retort (A)Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, (B)where he became the father of two sons.

Read full chapter

29 When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.(A)

Read full chapter

As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large,

Read full chapter

There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well.(A) The stone(B) over the mouth of the well was large.

Read full chapter

11 And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when (A)women go out to draw water.

Read full chapter

11 He had the camels kneel down near the well(A) outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.(B)

Read full chapter

Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, (A)wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. John 4:6 That is, about noon

Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

Read full chapter

23 When they (A)persecute you in one town, (B)flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel (C)before the Son of Man comes.

Read full chapter

23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.(A)

Read full chapter

(A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.

Read full chapter

The prudent see danger and take refuge,(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(B)

Read full chapter

13 And when Elijah heard it, (A)he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, (B)there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14 He said, (C)“I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, (D)thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.”

Read full chapter

13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face(A) and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

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,(B) and now they are trying to kill me too.”

Read full chapter

Elijah Flees Jezebel

19 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how (A)he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, (B)“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.” Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to (C)Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

Read full chapter

Elijah Flees to Horeb

19 Now Ahab told Jezebel(A) everything Elijah had done and how he had killed(B) all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely,(C) if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”(D)

Elijah was afraid[a] and ran(E) for his life.(F) When he came to Beersheba(G) in Judah, he left his servant there,

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:3 Or Elijah saw

19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for (A)all the men who were seeking your life are dead.”

Read full chapter

19 Now the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill(A) you are dead.(B)

Read full chapter

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

Read full chapter

The sons of Midian were Ephah,(A) Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Read full chapter

(A)She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Read full chapter