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13 It happened at the moment Elijah heard, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “Elijah, why are you here?”[a] 14 He said, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh the God of Hosts, for the Israelites[b] have forsaken your covenant, demolished your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; I alone am left, and they seek to take my life!” 15 Then Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. Go and anoint Hazael as king over Aram;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:13 Literally “What is for you here, Elijah”
  2. 1 Kings 19:14 Literally “sons/children of Israel”