1 Kings 19
Revised Version 1895
2ThenJezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentH7971amessengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397untoElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,SoH6213letH7971thegodsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doH6213tomeH413, andmoreH3254also,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588Imakeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760notH3254thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315as thelifeכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of one of them bytomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279aboutH413this time.
4But hehimselfH1931wentH1980aday’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870intoH935thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, andcameH935andsatH3427downH3427underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ajuniperH7574treeH7574: and herequestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592forhimselfH1931that he mightdieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191; andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, It isenoughרַ֗בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,takeקַ֣חkachH3947awayH1980mylifeH5315; for I amnotH3808betterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanH3808myfathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.
6And helookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009, there was at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763acakeעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692baken on the coals, and a cruse ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325. And he dideatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrinkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, andlaidוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901himdownH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.
7And theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameH5060againוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725thesecondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145time, andtouchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398;becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588thejourneyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870istooמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480greatרַ֥בravH7227for thee.
8And hearoseH6965, anddidH3117eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrinkוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354, andwentH6965in thestrengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581of that meatfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915untoHorebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722themountהַ֥רharH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.
9And hecameH935thither unto acaveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631, and lodged there; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameH935to him, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whatמַה־mah-H4100doest thouhereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?
10And hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, I have beenveryקַנֹּ֨אka.No'H7065jealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for theLORDלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; for thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have forsaken thycovenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,thrownH2040downהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thinealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196, andslainהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with theswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719: and I,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ionlyלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905, amleftוָֽאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498; and theyseekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315, totakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947itawayH3947.
11And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goצֵ֣אtze'H3318forthH3318, andstandוְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.TaH5975uponH7307themountבָהָר֮va.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068. And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068passedעֹבֵ֗ר'o.VerH5674by, and agreatגְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahH1419andstrongוְחָזָ֞קve.cha.ZakH2389windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307rent themountainsהָרִ֨יםha.RimH2022, and brake inpiecesוּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רu.me.sha.BerH7665therocksסְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImH5553beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; but theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808in thewindבָר֖וּחַva.Ru.achH7307: andafterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310thewindהָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achH7307anearthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494; but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808in theearthquakeבָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ashH7494:
13And it wassoH1961, whenElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it, that hewrappedוַיָּ֤לֶטvai.Ya.letH3874hisfaceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440in hismantleבְּאַדַּרְתּ֔וֹbe.'a.dar.ToH155, andwentH3318outH3318, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the entering in of thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631. And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, therecameH1961avoiceק֔וֹלKolH6963unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100doest thouhereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?
14And hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, I have beenveryקַנֹּ֨אka.No'H7065jealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for theLORDלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; for thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have forsaken thycovenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,thrownH2040downהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thinealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196, andslainהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with theswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719; and I,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ionlyלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905, amleftוָאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498; and theyseekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315, totakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ סle.kach.TahH3947itawayH3947.
15And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Goוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725on thywayלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870to thewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057ofDamascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834: and when thou comest, thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758:
16andJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250shalt thouanointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202ofAbel-meholahH65shalt thouanointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886to beprophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030in thy room.
17And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that him that escapeth from theswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371shallJehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058slayיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191: and him that escapeth from theswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058shallElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191;
18Yet will Ileaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604meH3808sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָּל־kol-H3605thekneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834havenotH3808bowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766untoBaalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, andeveryוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605mouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hathnotH3808kissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.
19SoH5674he departed thence, andfoundוַיִּמְצָ֞אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202, who wasplowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790, withtwelveH6240yokeצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776of oxenbeforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and he with the twelfth: andElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedH5674over unto him, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993hismantleאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155uponH413him.
20And heleftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800theoxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241, andranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH4994meH4994, IprayH4994thee, kiss myfatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1and mymotherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517, and then I willfollowאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee. And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,GoH7725backשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725againH7725; forwhatמֶה־meh-H4100have Idoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to thee?
21And hereturnedH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947theyokeצֶ֧מֶדTze.medH6776ofoxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241, and slew them, andboiledבִּשְּׁלָ֣םbi.she.LamH1310theirfleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320with theinstrumentsוּבִכְלִ֤יu.vikh.LiH3627of theoxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971, and they dideatוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398. Then hearoseוַיָּ֗קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH7725afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, andministeredוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvay.sha.re.Te.huH8334unto him.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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