19:1 When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel what Elijah had done and that he had slaughtered the prophets of Baal.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 1 , When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel what Elijah had done and that he had slaughtered the prophets of Baal.
19:2 So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: 'May the gods also kill me if by this time tomorrow I have failed to take your life like those whom you killed.'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 2 , So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: 'May the gods also kill me if by this time tomorrow I have failed to take your life like those whom you killed.'
19:3 Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 3 , Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there.
19:4 Then he went on alone into the desert, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary 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 ancestors.'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 4 , Then he went on alone into the desert, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary 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 ancestors.'
19:5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, 'Get up and eat!'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 5 , Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, 'Get up and eat!'
19:6 He looked around and saw some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 6 , He looked around and saw some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again.
19:7 Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, 'Get up and eat some more, for there is a long journey ahead of you.'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 7 , Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, 'Get up and eat some more, for there is a long journey ahead of you.'
19:8 So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 8 , So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God.
19:9 There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the LORD said to him, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 9 , There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the LORD said to him, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'
19:10 Elijah replied, 'I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I alone am left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 10 , Elijah replied, 'I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I alone am left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.'
19:11 'Go out and stand before me on the mountain,' the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 11 , 'Go out and stand before me on the mountain,' the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
19:12 And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 12 , And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.
19:13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And a voice said, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 13 , When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And a voice said, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'
19:14 He replied again, 'I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I alone am left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 14 , He replied again, 'I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I alone am left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.'
19:15 Then the LORD told him, 'Go back the way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 15 , Then the LORD told him, 'Go back the way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram.
19:16 Then anoint Jehu son of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 16 , Then anoint Jehu son of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.
19:17 Anyone who escapes from Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and those who escape Jehu will be killed by Elisha!
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 17 , Anyone who escapes from Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and those who escape Jehu will be killed by Elisha!
19:18 Yet I will preserve seven thousand others in Israel who have never bowed to Baal or kissed him!'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 18 , Yet I will preserve seven thousand others in Israel who have never bowed to Baal or kissed him!'
19:19 So Elijah went and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field with a team of oxen. There were eleven teams of oxen ahead of him, and he was plowing with the twelfth team. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak across his shoulders and walked away again.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 19 , So Elijah went and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field with a team of oxen. There were eleven teams of oxen ahead of him, and he was plowing with the twelfth team. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak across his shoulders and walked away again.
19:20 Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, 'First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!' Elijah replied, 'Go on back! But consider what I have done to you.'
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 20 , Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, 'First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!' Elijah replied, 'Go on back! But consider what I have done to you.'
19:21 Elisha then returned to his oxen, killed them, and used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the other plowmen, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant.
The NLT Book of 1Kings , Chapter 19 , Verse 21 , Elisha then returned to his oxen, killed them, and used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the other plowmen, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant.
