I. Kinas XVIII. 35.

time. And he said, “*Do_it_the_third_ time.” And they did_it_the_third_ time.
35 And the water ran round_about the altar ; and he filled -the trench also with water.
36 And it came_to_pass at the time of the offering « of the evening ysacri- fice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, “! Lorp =God _ of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israél, ‘let_it_be_known this day that Thon art =God in Israel, and that £ am Thy servant, and that I shave_done rall xthese xthings at Thy word.
37 asHear me, O_’ Lorp, «shear me, that xthis people may _know that Thon art the Lory x=God, and that Thon shast_turned their heart back_ again.”
38 Then the_fire_of ! the Lorp fell, and consumed the «burnt_sacrifice, and =the =wood, and -the stones, and -the dust, and -licked_up -the water that was in the trench.
39 And when all the people saw if, they fell on their faces : and they said, “I The Lorp, He is the =God; ‘the Lorp, He is the =God.”
40 And Elijah said unto them, “s*Take «the_prophets_of xBaal; 'let not ™ one of them escape.” And they setook them: and Elijah brought_ them_down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, “-Get_ thee_up, seat and -drink ; for there is a sound_of abundance of rain.”
# So Ahab went_up to eat and to drink.
And Elijah went_up to the_top_of Carmel; and he cast_himself_down upon_the_earth, and put his face be- tween his knees,
43 And said to his y servant, “*Go_up now, !-look toward the sea.” And he went_up, and ! looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “*Go_again ” seven times.
# And it came_to_pass at the seventh_ time, that he said, “Behold, +there_ ariseth a little cloud out_of the sea, like a iman’s hand.” And he said, “sGo_up, ‘say unto Ahab, ‘+Prepare thy chariot, and -get_thee_down, that the rain stop thee not.’”
# And it came_to_pass in_the_mean while, that the =heaven was_black with clouds and wind, and there_was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to j Jezreel.
46 And the_hand_of / the Lorp was on Elijah; and he girded_up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the_entrance_ of Jezreel. '
1 AND Ahab told Jezebel ~all that eJ H#lijah had_done, and -withal how he had_slain the sword.
2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, “So Het the gods =do to me, and more also, if I make not thy so life as the_so life_of one of them by_ to_morrow about this_time.”
8 And when he saw that, he arose,
and went for his solife, and came_to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his y servant there.
4 But he_himself went a day’s journey
into the wilderness, and came and sat_| ™*" down under ea juniper_tree: and he}o.
requested_for ? “himself that he-might_ die ; and said, “It_is_enough ; now, O_ J LorD, *take_away my s¢ life; for € am not better than my fathers.”
5 And as he lay and slept under oa juniper _tree, behold, then an angel +touched him, and said unto him, “sArise and seat.”
6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken_on_the_coals, and a / cruse_of =water at his bhead. And he did_eat and drink, and laid_him_ down again. h
7 And the_angel_of the Lorp came_ again the second_time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and seat; because the journey és too great for thee.”
8 And he arose, and did_eat and drink, and went in the_strength_of xthat xmeat forty days and forty nights unto 5 Horeb the_mount_of x=God.
9 And he came thither unto @ xcave, and lodged there; and, behold, the_
word_of Jthe Lorp came to him, and i
he said unto him, “What doest thou here, Elijah ?” 10 And he said, “I_have_been very_
jealous for ‘the Lorp =God_of hosts :| 2-5.
for the_schildren_of Israél -have_for- saken Thy covenant, sthrown _down!s. Thine raltars, and «slain Thy ~prophets with the sword; and £, even I only, am_left ; and they seek my so-life, to take_it_away.”
11 And he said, “*Go_forth, and ss
«stand upon the mount before Jthe Lorp.”
And, behold, J the Lorp +passed_by, and a great and strong wind +rent the mountains, and +brake_in_pieces the rocks before 'the Lorp; but ‘the Lorp was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but J the Lorp was not in the earthquake :
33. 2 And after the earthquake a fire;| 23; 34.
but ' the Lorp was not in the fire: and after the fire a still ‘small voice. 5
18 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?”
14 And he said, “I_have_been very_ jealous for J the Lorp =God_of hosts: because the_s children_of Israél -have_ forsaken Thy covenant, -thrown_down Thine -altars, and «slain Thy ~prophets with the sword; and £, even I only, am_left; and they seek my so-life, to *take_it_away.”
1 And Jthe Lorp said unto him, “.Go, ‘return on thy way to the_wilder-| ,” ness_of Damascus: and when thou -comest, anoint *-Hazaél to be king over Syria : q
16 And j-Jehu the_son_of Nimshi is shalt_thou_anoint to be king over Is-| hovah raél: and ¢~Elisha the_son_of Shaphat! He of Abel-meholah shalt_thou_anoint to| “37
be prophet in thy room.
288
‘Kanes XIX. 17.
- ie 906.
17. See Hos. 6.5.
ec 1.
2-5. See
‘Hos. 13. 2.
t, to-him.
‘See Job 31.
7.
W And it -shall_come_to_pass, that him_x:that escapeth the_sword_of Ha- zaél shall Jehu slay: and him_x-that escapeth from the_sword_of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
18 Yet I have «left Me seven thousand in Israél, all the knees which shave not bowed unto xBaal, and every xmouth which shath not kissed ¢ him.”
19So he departed thence, and found
- |«Elisha the_son_of Shaphat, who was
ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth : and Elijah passed_by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20 And he left «the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, “tLet me, I_ pray_thee, kiss my father and my mo- ther, and then I will_follow thee.” And he said unto him, “-Go_back again: for what shave_I_done to thee?”
21 And he returned_back from him, and took a ryoke_of xoxen, and slew them, and eboiled their flesh with the ‘instruments_of the oxen, and gave unte the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah,
and ministered unto him.
20 AND tBen-hadad the_king_of Syria gathered call his / host
pecahey® and there were thirty and
two kings with him, and horses, and
chariots: and he went_up and besieged
Samaria, and warred against it.
2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king-_of Israél into the city, and said unto him, “Thus -saith Ben-hadad,
3 Thy Silver and thy gold is mine ; - thy wives also and thy schildren, even the goodliest, ave mine.”
4 And the_king_of Israél answered and said, “My —lord, O_king, according_ to thy saying, = am thine, and all that IT have.”
5 And the messengers came_again, and said, “Thus «speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, ‘Thou shalt_deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy schildren;’ ;
Yet I will_send my -servants unto thee to_morrow about this_time, and they -shall_search thine ~house, and -the_houses_of thy servants ; and it *shall_be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall_put 7¢ in their hand, and -take_it_away.”
7 Then the_king_of Israél called all the_elders_of the land, and said, “*Mark, I_pray_you, and -see how this man 4seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my s children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.”
8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, “tHearken not unto him, nor 'consent.”
9 Wherefore he said unto the_mes- sengers_of Ben-hadad, “-Tell my -lord the king, All that thou didst_send_for to thy servant at the first I will_do: but xthis xthing I may not do.” And the
messengers departed, and brought him word again.