1 Kings 19
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 19 of 22
Chapter Summary
Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beer-sheba. In the wilderness he is given food and drink by an angel. At Horeb God appears to him, sending him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha. Elisha follows Elijah.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Prophet who flees Jezebel to Horeb, hears Jehovah's whisper, and calls Elisha to follow him
Ahab's queen who threatens Elijah's life, driving him into the wilderness
Son of Shaphat, found plowing; Elijah throws his mantle on him and he becomes successor
King of Israel who reports Elijah's deeds against the prophets of Baal to Jezebel
Man Elijah is sent to anoint as king over Syria
Son of Nimshi, to be anointed king over Israel as an instrument of judgment
Timeline
Jezebel threatens Elijah's life. He flees to the wilderness, prays to die, but an angel feeds him for a 40-day journey to Horeb.
1 Kings 19:1-8God reveals Himself to Elijah at Horeb not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a small whisper, commanding him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha.
1 Kings 19:9-18Elijah finds Elisha plowing with twelve yoke of oxen. He throws his mantle on him, and Elisha sacrifices the oxen and follows Elijah.
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