1 Kings 19:9–10

9 He entered a caveak there and spent the night.

ELIJAH’S ENCOUNTER WITH THE LORD

Suddenly, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”al

10 He replied, “I have been very zealousam for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant,an torn down your altars,ao and killed your prophetsa with the sword. I alone am left,b and they are looking for me to take my life.”c