1 Kings 19:4

Overview - 1 Kings 19
Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beer-sheba.
In the wilderness, being weary of his life, he is comforted by an angel.
At Horeb God appears unto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha.
19 Elisha, taking leave of his friends, follows Elijah.
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1 Kings 19:4  (King James Version)
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
 


sat down
13:14 Genesis 21:15 Genesis 21:16 ; John 4:6

he requested
3 ; Numbers 11:15 ; 2 Kings 2:11 ; Job 3:20-22 ; Jeremiah 20:14-18 ; Jonah 4:3 Jonah 4:8
Philippians 1:21-24

for himself
Hebrew for his life. better.
Amos 6:2 ; Nahum 3:8 ; Matthew 6:26 ; Romans 3:9