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Later, the angel of the Lord came a second time, grabbed him, and said “Get up! Eat! The journey ahead[a] is too difficult for you!” So Elijah[b] got up, ate and drank, and survived on that one meal for 40 days and nights as he set out on his journey to Horeb, God’s mountain.

Elijah Talks to God at Horeb

Elijah[c] arrived at a cave and stayed there. All of a sudden this message came from the Lord: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:7 The Heb. lacks ahead
  2. 1 Kings 19:8 Lit. he
  3. 1 Kings 19:9 Lit. He

The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty(A) days and forty nights until he reached Horeb,(B) the mountain of God. There he went into a cave(C) and spent the night.

The Lord Appears to Elijah

And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”(D)

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