1Kings:19:9-21
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And he came thither unto a cave ,
and lodged there ;
and ,
behold ,
the word of the LORD came to him ,
and he said unto him ,
What doest thou here ,
Elijah ?
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And he said ,
I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts :
for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant ,
thrown down thine altars ,
and slain thy prophets with the sword ;
and I ,
even I only ,
am left ;
and they seek my life ,
to take it away .
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And he said ,
Go forth ,
and stand upon the mount before the LORD .
And ,
behold ,
the LORD passed by ,
and a great and strong wind rent the mountains ,
and brake in pieces the rocks 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 :
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And after the earthquake a fire ;
but the LORD was not in the fire :
and after the fire a still small voice .
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And it was so ,
when Elijah heard it ,
that he wrapped his face in his mantle ,
and went out ,
and stood in the entering in of the cave .
And ,
behold ,
there came a voice unto him ,
and said ,
What doest thou here ,
Elijah ?
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And he said ,
I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts :
because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant ,
thrown down thine altars ,
and slain thy prophets with the sword ;
and I ,
even I only ,
am left ;
and they seek my life ,
to take it away .
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And the LORD said unto him ,
Go ,
return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus :
and when thou comest ,
anoint Hazael to be king over Syria :
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And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel :
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room .
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And it shall come to pass ,
that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay :
and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay .
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Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel ,
all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal ,
and every mouth which hath not kissed him .
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So he departed thence ,
and found Elisha the son of Shaphat ,
who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him ,
and he with the twelfth :
and Elijah passed by him ,
and cast his mantle upon him .
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And he left the oxen ,
and ran after Elijah ,
and said ,
Let me ,
I pray thee ,
kiss my father and my mother ,
and then I will follow thee .
And he said unto him ,
Go back again :
for what have I done to thee ?
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And he returned back from him ,
and took a yoke of oxen ,
and slew them ,
and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen ,
and gave unto the people ,
and they did eat .
Then he arose ,
and went after Elijah ,
and ministered unto him .