1 Kings 19:11–18

God’s Revelation to Elijah

¹¹Then He said, “Go out, and stand ^jon the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord ^kpassed by, and ^la great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; ¹²and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire ⁵a still small voice.

¹³So it was, when Elijah heard it, that ^mhe wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. ⁿSuddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

^14oAnd he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

¹⁵Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; ^pand when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. ¹⁶Also you shall anoint ^qJehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And ^rElisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. ^17sIt shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will ^tkill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, ^uElisha will kill. ^18vYet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, ^wand every mouth that has not kissed him.”