(KJV) 1 Kings 19¹

⥃Elijah Flees from Jezebel

[1] And Ahab² told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain³ all the prophets with the sword. [2] Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let⁴ the gods do [to me], and more also, if I⁵ make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow⁶ about this time. [3] And when he saw [that], he arose⁷, and went for his life, and came to Beer–sheba⁸, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.

[4] [¶]But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down⁹ under a juniper tree: and he requested¹⁰ for himself¹¹ that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I [am] not better¹² than my fathers. [5] And as he lay¹³ and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel¹⁴ touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat. [6] And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake¹⁵ baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head¹⁶. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. [7] And the angel¹⁷ of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise [and] eat; because the journey¹⁸ [is] too great for thee. [8] And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength¹⁹ of that meat forty days²⁰ and forty nights unto Horeb²¹ the mount of God.

⥃The LORD Speaks to Elijah at Horeb

[9] And he came thither unto a cave²², and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord [came] to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou²³ here, Elijah? [10] And he said, I have been very jealous²⁴ for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down²⁵ thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only²⁶, am left; and they seek my life²⁷, to take it away. [11] And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount²⁸ before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed²⁹ by, and a great³⁰ and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; [but] the Lord [was] not in the wind³¹: and after the wind an earthquake³²; [but] the Lord [was] not in the earthquake: [12] And after the earthquake a fire³³; [but] the Lord [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still³⁴ small voice. [13] And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face³⁵ in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto him, and said, What doest³⁶ thou here, Elijah? [14] And he said, I have been³⁷ very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken³⁸ thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. [15] And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus³⁹: and when thou comest, anoint⁴⁰ Hazael⁴¹ [to be] king over Syria: [16] And Jehu⁴² the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint [to be] king over Israel: and Elisha⁴³ the son of Shaphat of Abel–meholah⁴⁴ shalt thou anoint [to be] prophet in thy room. [17] And it shall come to pass, [that] him that escapeth⁴⁵ the sword of Hazael⁴⁶ shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu⁴⁷ shall Elisha slay⁴⁸. [18] Yet I have left⁴⁹ [me] seven thousand in Israel, all the knees⁵⁰ which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth⁵¹ which hath not kissed him.

⥃The Call of Elisha

[19] So he departed thence, and found Elisha⁵² the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with⁵³ the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle⁵⁴ upon him. [20] And he left⁵⁵ the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray⁵⁶ thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again⁵⁷: for what have I done to thee? [21] And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh⁵⁸ with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto⁵⁹ the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered⁶⁰ unto him.