1 Kings 19:11–18

¹¹Then He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the Lord’s presence.” ^c

At that moment, the Lord passed by. ^dA great and mighty wind ^ewas tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, ^fbut the Lord was not in the earthquake. ¹²After the earthquake there was a fire, ^gbut the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper. ^h13When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle ⁱand went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.

Suddenly, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

¹⁴“I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.” ^j

¹⁵Then the Lord said to him, “Go and return by the way you came to the Wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael ^kas king over Aram. ¹⁶You are to anoint Jehu ^lson of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha ^mson of Shaphat from Abel-meholah as prophet in your place. ¹⁷Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, ⁿand Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu. ^o18But I will leave 7,000 in Israel ^p—every knee that has not bowed to Baal ^qand every mouth that has not kissed him.” ^r