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And he replied, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of the hosts, for the sons 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 me to take my life.
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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 broke 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,
13
Which when Elijah heard
it, he covered his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the door of the cave. And, behold,
there came a voice unto him, saying, What doest thou here, Elijah?
14
And he replied, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of the hosts because the sons 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 me to take my life.
15
And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way by the wilderness of Damascus; and thou shalt arrive
there and anoint Hazael
to be king over Syria;
16
and Jehu, the son of Nimshi, thou shalt anoint
to be king over Israel; and Elisha, the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah, thou shalt anoint
to be prophet in thy place.
17
And it shall be
that he that escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall slay; and he that escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall slay.
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And I will cause seven thousand to remain in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.
19
So he departed from there 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.
20
So 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?