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1 Kings 19:1–3

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ELIJAH’S JOURNEY TO HOREB

19Ahab told Jezebelv everything that Elijah had donew and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.x 2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods punish me and do so severelyy if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow!”

3Then Elijah became afraidAz and immediately ran for his life.aa When he came to Beer-shebaab that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,ac

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Footnotes

  1. ASome , , , ; other read He saw

Cross references

  1. v1Kg 16:31; 18:4,14
  2. w1Kg 18:30–38
  3. x1Kg 18:40
  4. y1Sm 3:17; 1Kg 20:10; 2Kg 6:31
  5. zPr 29:25
  6. aaGn 31:21
  7. abGn 21:31; Jdg 20:1
  8. acGn 22:5; Mt 14:23; 26:36

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “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 Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed 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, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”

Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,

NLTNew Living Translation

When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”

Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “Thus may the gods do to me, and may they add to it, surely at this time tomorrow I will make your life as the life of one of them!” Then he became afraid, got up, and fled for his life. He came to Beersheba which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.