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1 Kings 19:16-18
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16 (A) Then appoint Jehu son of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat[a] to take your place as my prophet.

17 Hazael will start killing the people who worship Baal. Jehu will kill those who escape from Hazael, and Elisha will kill those who escape from Jehu.

18 (B) But 7,000 Israelites have refused to worship Baal, and they will live.

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Footnotes

  1. 19.16 Shaphat: Hebrew “Shaphat from Abel-Meholah.”
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