1 Kings 19:3
“And when he saw that, hee arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Iudah, and left his seruant there.”
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1 Kings 19:3 Context
1And Ahab told Iezebel all that Eliiah had done, and withall, how hee had slaine all the Prophets with the sword. 2Then Iezebel sent a messenger vnto Eliiah, 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. 3And when he saw that, hee arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Iudah, and left his seruant there. 4¶ But he himselfe went a dayes iourney into the wildernesse, and came and sate downe vnder a Iuniper tree: and hee requested for himselfe that hee might die, and sayd, It is enough, now O Lord, take away my life: for I am not better then my fathers. 5And as hee lay and slept vnder a Iuniper tree, behold then, an Angel touched him, and sayd vnto him, Arise, and eate.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 19:3
And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.
- King James Version
And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;
- Basic English Bible
And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
- World English Bible
And he feareth, and riseth, and goeth for his life, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, that [is] Judah's, and leaveth his young man there,
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 19:3
19:3 Left his servant - Because he would not expose him to those perilsand hardships which he expected: and because he desired solitude, that hemight more freely converse with God.