Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 19

1Now Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348אֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213and howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had killedהָרַ֛גha.RagH2026אֶת־'et-H853כָּל־kol-H3605allכָּל־kol-H3605the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

2So Jezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֤חva.tish.LachH7971a messengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559כֹּֽה־koh-H3541, “May the godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430deal with meיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיוֹסִפ֔וּןyo.si.FunH3254,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588by this timeכָעֵ֤תkha.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279I have not madeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760אֶֽת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315like the livesכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315ofאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259those you killed!”

3And Elijah was afraidוַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Yar' vai.Ya.komH7200 H6965and ranוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980forאֶל־'el-H413his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315.When he cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BeershebaH884אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,he leftוַיַּנַּ֥חvai.ya.NachH5117אֶֽת־'et-H853his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033,

4while he himselfוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980a day’sי֔וֹם וַיָּבֹ֕אYom vai.ya.Vo'H3117 H935journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057.He sat downוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478aאֶחָ֑ד'e.chatH259broom treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574and prayedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592אֶת־'et-H853that heנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315might dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191. “I have had enoughרַ֗ב עַתָּ֤הRav 'a.TahH7227 H6258,LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,”he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559. “Takeקַ֣חkachH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I amאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595noלֹא־lo'-H3808betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.”

5Then he lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the broom treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574and fell asleepוַיִּישַׁ֔ן אֶחָ֑דvai.yi.Shan 'e.ChadH3462 H259.Suddenlyוְהִנֵּֽה־ זֶ֤הve.hi.neh- zehH2009 H2088an angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060himand saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Get upק֥וּםkumH6965and eatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.”

6And he looked aroundוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027,and thereוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009by his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763was a cake of breadעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692baked over hot coalsרְצָפִ֖יםre.tza.FimH7529,and a jarוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.So he ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354and lay downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7A secondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timethe angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him,sayingוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Get upק֣וּםkumH6965and eatאֱכֹ֑ל כִּ֛י'e.Khol kiH398 H3588,or the journeyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870will be too muchרַ֥בravH7227for youמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480.”

8So he got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354.And strengthenedבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581by thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931foodהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396,he walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915until he reachedעַ֛ד'adH5704Horebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722,the mountainהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

The LORD Speaks to Elijah at Horeb

9Thereשָׁ֥ם וְהִנֵּ֤הsham ve.hi.NehH8033 H2009Elijahenteredוַיָּבֹא־ אֶל־ שָׁ֑םvai.ya.vo'- 'el- ShamH935 H8033 H413a caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631and spent the nightוַיָּ֣לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885.And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413,sayingוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you doinghereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?”

10“I have been very zealousH7065for the LORDלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,”he repliedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “butכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853have forsakenעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Your covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,torn downהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Your altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,and killedהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am the only oneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905leftוָֽאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498,and they are seekingוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245אֶת־'et-H853לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947my life as wellנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315.”

11Then the LORD saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Go outצֵ֣אtze'H3318and standוְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.TaH5975on the mountainבָהָר֮va.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068.Beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is about to pass byעֹבֵ֗ר'o.VerH5674.”And a greatגְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahH1419and mightyוְחָזָ֞קve.cha.ZakH2389windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307tore intoמְפָרֵק֩me.fa.RekH6561the mountainsהָרִ֨יםha.RimH2022and shatteredוּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רu.me.sha.BerH7665the rocksסְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImH5553beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068was notלֹ֥אlo'H3808in the windבָר֖וּחַva.Ru.achH7307.Afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the windהָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achH7307there was an earthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494,but the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068was notלֹ֥אlo'H3808in the earthquakeבָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ashH7494.

12Afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the earthquakeהָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ha.Ra.'ashH7494there was a fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,but the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068was notלֹ֥אlo'H3808in the fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784.And afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784came a stillדְּמָמָ֥הde.ma.MahH1827,smallדַקָּֽה׃da.KahH1851voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963.

13וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961When Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452heard itכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085,he wrappedוַיָּ֤לֶטvai.Ya.letH3874his faceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440in his cloakבְּאַדַּרְתּ֔וֹbe.'a.dar.ToH155and went outוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the mouthפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631.Suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009a voiceק֔וֹלKolH6963cameto himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you doinghereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?”

14“I have been very zealousH7065for the LORDלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,”he repliedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “butכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853have forsakenעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Your covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,torn downהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Your altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,and killedהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am the only oneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905leftוָאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498,and they are seekingוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245אֶת־'et-H853לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ סle.kach.TahH3947my life as wellנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315.”

15Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980backשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725by the way you cameלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870, and goto the Desertמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Damascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834.When you arriveוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,you are to anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886אֶת־'et-H853Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371as kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

16You are also to anointוְאֵת֙ תִּמְשַׁ֥חve.'Et tim.ShachH853 H4886Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250as kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202from Abel-meholahתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH65 H4886to succeed youתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478as prophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030.

17Thenוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058will put to deathיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191whoever escapesהַנִּמְלָ֛טha.nim.LatH4422the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371,and Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477will put to deathיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191whoever escapesוְהַנִּמְלָ֛טve.ha.nim.LatH4422the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058.

18Nevertheless, I have reservedוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478—allכָּל־kol-H3605whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766to Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168andוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605whosemouthsהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808kissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.”

The Call of Elisha

19So Elijah departedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִ֠שָּׁםvai.Ye.lekh Mi.shomH1980 H8033and foundוַיִּמְצָ֞אvai.yim.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202.Heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was plowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790with twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240teamsצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776of oxenלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931was with the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑רbish.Neim he.'a.SarH8147 H6240team.Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674by himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his cloakאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155around himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413.

20So Elisha leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241,ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994let me kissאֶשְּׁקָה־'e.she.kah-H5401my fatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1and motherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517goodbye,and then I will followוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980youאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.” “Go onלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980backשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725,” Elijahrepliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “forכִּ֥יkiH3588whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to you?”

21So Elisha turned backוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from himמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his pairצֶ֧מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241,and slaughtered themוַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yiz.ba.Che.huH2076.Using the oxen’sהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241equipmentוּבִכְלִ֤יu.vikh.LiH3627for fuel,he cookedבִּשְּׁלָ֣םbi.she.LamH1310the meatהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it to the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,and they ateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then he set outוַיָּ֗קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to followוַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310and serveוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvay.sha.re.Te.huH8334Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

The LORD Speaks to Elijah at Horeb

The Call of Elisha

Commentaries on 1 Kings 19