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1 Kings · read by Michael Koulianos
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1 Kings 19
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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 NKJV · His Presence
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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 NKJV · His Presence
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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 NKJV · His Presence
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Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat."Read from NKJV · His Presence
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And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.Read from NKJV · His Presence
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A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, "Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you."Read from NKJV · His Presence
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So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.Read from NKJV · His Presence
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There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"Read from NKJV · His Presence
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"I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts," he replied, "but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well."Read from NKJV · His Presence