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1 Kings · read by Fred Tomlinson
11 verses, in order. Only the verses Fred read aloud are shown.
1 Kings 17
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Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!"Read from NASB1995 · Elijah, Ensnared by Disappointment
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Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah:Read from NASB1995 · Elijah Ensnared by Disappointment
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"Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.Read from NASB1995 · Elijah Ensnared by Disappointment
1 Kings 19
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Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.Read from ESV · Elijah Ensnared by Disappointment
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So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!"Read from NASB1995 · Elijah Ensnared by Disappointment
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And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,Read from NASB1995 · Elijah, Ensnared by Disappointment
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while he himself traveled on a day's journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers."Read from NASB1995 · Elijah, Ensnared by Disappointment
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Then the LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by." And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.Read from NASB1995 · Elijah, Ensnared by Disappointment
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So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.Read from KJV · Gods call and a mans Mantle
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So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you." "Go on back," Elijah replied, "for what have I done to you?"Read from KJV · Gods call and a mans Mantle
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So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen's equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.Read from KJV · Gods call and a mans Mantle