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1 Kings 19 King James Version (with Apocrypha)

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1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
1 Y ACHAB dió la nueva á Jezabel de todo lo que Elías había hecho, de como había muerto á cuchillo á todos los profetas.
2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
2 Entonces envió Jezabel á Elías un mensajero, diciendo: Así me hagan los dioses, y así me añadan, si mañana á estas horas yo no haya puesto tu persona como la de uno de ellos.
3 And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.
3 Viendo pues [el peligro], levantóse y fuése por salvar su vida, y vino á Beer-seba, que es en Judá, y dejó allí su criado.
4 ¶ But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my fathers.
4 Y él se fué por el desierto un día de camino, y vino y sentóse debajo de un enebro; y deseando morirse, dijo: Baste ya, oh Jehová, quita mi alma; que no soy yo mejor que mis padres.
5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat.
5 Y echándose debajo del enebro, quedóse dormido: y he aquí luego un ángel que le tocó, y le dijo: Levántate, come.
6 And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
6 Entonces él miró, y he aquí á su cabecera una torta cocida sobre las ascuas, y un vaso de agua: y comió y bebió, y volvióse á dormir.
7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise [and] eat; because the journey [is] too great for thee.
7 Y volviendo el ángel de Jehová la segunda vez, tocóle, diciendo: Levántate, come: porque gran camino te resta.
8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
8 Levantóse pues, y comió y bebió; y caminó con la fortaleza de aquella comida cuarenta días y cuarenta noches, hasta el monte de Dios, Horeb.
9 ¶ And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
9 Y allí se metió en una cueva, donde tuvo la noche. Y fué á él palabra de Jehová, el cual le dijo: ¿Qué haces aquí, Elías?
10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
10 Y él respondió: Sentido he un vivo celo por Jehová Dios de los ejércitos; porque los hijos de Israel han dejado tu alianza, han derribado tus altares, y han muerto á cuchillo tus profetas: y yo solo he quedado, y me buscan para quitarme la vida.
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake:
11 Y él le dijo: Sal fuera, y ponte en el monte delante de Jehová. Y he aquí Jehová que pasaba, y un grande y poderoso viento que rompía los montes, y quebraba las peñas delante de Jehová: mas Jehová no estaba en el viento. Y tras el viento un terremoto: mas Jehová no estaba en el terremoto.
12 And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
12 Y tras el terremoto un fuego: mas Jehová no estaba en el fuego. Y tras el fuego un silbo apacible y delicado.
13 And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
13 Y cuando lo oyó Elías, cubrió su rostro con su manto, y salió, y paróse á la puerta de la cueva. Y he aquí llegó una voz á él, diciendo: ¿Qué haces aquí, Elías?
14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
14 Y él respondió: Sentido he un vivo celo por Jehová Dios de los ejércitos; porque los hijos de Israel han dejado tu alianza, han derribado tus altares, y han muerto á cuchillo tus profetas: y yo solo he quedado, y me buscan para quitarme la vida.
15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael [to be] king over Syria:
15 Y díjole Jehová: Ve, vuélvete por tu camino, por el desierto de Damasco: y llegarás, y ungirás á Hazael por rey de Siria;
16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint [to be] king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint [to be] prophet in thy room.
16 Y á Jehú hijo de Nimsi, ungirás por rey sobre Israel; y á Eliseo hijo de Saphat, de Abelmehula, ungirás para que sea profeta en lugar de ti.
17 And it shall come to pass, [that] him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
17 Y será, que el que escapare del cuchillo de Hazael, Jehú lo matará; y el que escapare del cuchillo de Jehú, Eliseo lo matará.
18 Yet I have left [me] seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
18 Y yo haré que queden en Israel siete mil; todas rodillas que no se encorvaron á Baal, y bocas todas que no lo besaron.
19 ¶ So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
19 Y partiéndose él de allí, halló á Eliseo hijo de Saphat, que araba con doce yuntas delante de sí; y él era uno de los doce [gañanes]. Y pasando Elías por delante de él, echó sobre él su manto.
20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
20 Entonces dejando él los bueyes, vino corriendo en pos de Elías, y dijo: Ruégote que me dejes besar mi padre y mi madre, y luego te seguiré. Y él le dijo: Ve, vuelve: ¿qué te he hecho yo?
21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
21 Y volvióse de en pos de él, y tomó un par de bueyes, y matólos, y con el arado de los bueyes coció la carne de ellos, y dióla al pueblo que comiesen. Después se levantó, y fué tras Elías, y servíale.

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  • Elijah the Tishbite

    Prophet taken up in a whirlwind

    A prophet among the settlers of Gilead who announced a drought to Ahab, was fed by ravens, revived the widow's son at Zarephath, defeated Baal's prophets on Mount Carmel, heard…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:36; 1 Kings 19:9

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  • Elisha

    Prophet, successor of Elijah

    Son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah, found plowing with twelve teams of oxen when Elijah threw his cloak around him, who inherited a double portion of Elijah's spirit, worked many…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 19:16; 1 Kings 19:19; 2 Kings 2:9

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  • Hazael

    King of Aram who oppressed Israel

    An Aramean sent by Ben-hadad to Elisha, whom Elisha foretold would be king over Aram; he smothered Ben-hadad, reigned in his place, and defeated Israel throughout its territory.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 19:15; 2 Kings 8:9; 2 Kings 8:15

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  • Jehu

    King who destroyed Ahab's house

    An army commander anointed king by a young prophet sent by Elisha, who killed Joram, Ahaziah of Judah and Jezebel, wiped out Ahab's house and Baal's worshipers, but did not turn…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:2; 2 Kings 9:6

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  • Jezebel

    Queen of Israel, wife of Ahab

    Daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians and wife of Ahab, who slaughtered the LORD's prophets, threatened Elijah, had Naboth stoned on false testimony, and was thrown down from…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 16:31; 1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 19:2

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  • Nimshi

    Ancestor of Jehu

    Named as the father of Jehoshaphat and so the forefather of Jehu, who is often called 'son of Nimshi'.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:2; 2 Kings 9:14

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  • Shaphat

    Father of Elisha

    Named as the father of the prophet Elisha, from Abel-meholah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 19:16; 1 Kings 19:19; 2 Kings 3:11

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Cross references (21)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Kings 18:40; 1 Kings 21:25; 1 Kings 21:5–7; 1 Kings 16:31
  2. 2 Ruth 1:17; 1 Kings 20:10; 2 Kings 6:31; Proverbs 27:1; Exodus 10:28
  3. 3 Genesis 21:31; Matthew 26:70–74; Matthew 26:56; 2 Corinthians 12:7; Isaiah 51:12–13
  4. 4 Jonah 4:3; Numbers 11:15; Jonah 4:8; Jeremiah 20:14–18; Philippians 1:21–24
  5. 5 Psalm 34:7; Acts 12:7; Hebrews 13:5; Genesis 28:11–15; Daniel 10:9–10
  6. 6 Matthew 4:11; 1 Kings 17:6; John 21:9; Mark 8:2–3; Matthew 6:32
  7. 7 Psalm 103:13–14; Deuteronomy 33:25
  8. 8 Deuteronomy 9:18; Exodus 34:28; Exodus 24:18; Exodus 3:1; Matthew 4:2
  9. 9 Genesis 3:9; 1 Kings 19:13; Jeremiah 2:18; Genesis 16:8; Exodus 33:21–22
  10. 10 1 Kings 18:4; Exodus 34:14; 1 Kings 18:22; Romans 11:2–4; 1 Kings 18:30
  11. 11 Ezekiel 1:4; Psalm 50:3; Isaiah 30:30; Job 38:1; Hebrews 12:26
  12. 12 Job 4:16; Zechariah 4:6; Deuteronomy 4:33; Deuteronomy 4:11–12; Job 33:7
  13. 13 1 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 6:2; John 21:15–17; Genesis 16:8
  14. 14 Daniel 11:30; Hosea 6:7; 1 Kings 19:9–10; Deuteronomy 31:20; Isaiah 1:4
  15. 15 Jeremiah 1:10; Isaiah 45:1; 2 Kings 8:7–15; Genesis 14:15; Amos 1:4
  16. 16 2 Kings 9:1–14; 2 Kings 2:9; 1 Kings 19:19–21; 2 Kings 2:15; Judges 7:22
  17. 17 2 Kings 13:22; 2 Kings 13:3; 2 Kings 8:12; Hosea 6:5; 2 Kings 10:32
  18. 18 Romans 11:4–5; Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 10:20–22; Hosea 13:2; Psalm 2:12
  19. 19 2 Kings 2:8; 2 Kings 2:13–14; Psalm 78:70–72; 1 Samuel 28:14; 1 Kings 19:13
  20. 20 Matthew 8:21–22; Luke 9:61–62; Acts 20:37; Matthew 4:20; Matthew 19:27
  21. 21 2 Samuel 24:22; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 13; Exodus 24:13; Luke 5:28–29

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  1. Quotes verse 19:11 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter XVIII)

    … Lord [was] not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord [was] not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord [was] not in the fire; and after the fire a scarcely audible voice" (vox auræ tenuis). For by such means was the prophet--very indignant, because of the transgression of the people …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 19:10 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVII, Chapters 21–24)

    Even there, when Elijah said, "O Lord, they have slain Thy prophets, they have digged down Thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life," it was answered that seven thousand men were there who had not bowed the knee to Baal. Chapter 23.--Of the Varying Condition of Both the Hebrew Kingdoms, Until the People of Both …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  3. Quotes verse 19:18 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXI)

    And if thou knowest not of them, it is nothing marvellous, since Elias too supposed he was alone, but was told, "I have left unto myself seven thousand men." Whence it is manifest that even now there are many who show forth the apostolical life; like as the "three thousand" then, and the "five thousand." And if we believe not, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 19:10 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XII)

    The wounds of man's nature pass our healing. They slew Thy Prophets, and cast down Thine altars.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 19:11 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The Second Theological Oration)

    To Elias neither the strong wind, nor the fire, nor the earthquake, as you learn from the story, but a light breeze adumbrated the Presence of God, and not even this His Nature.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)