1 Kings 19:8-10

International Standard Version

⁸ So Elijah^[a] 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

⁹ Elijah^[b] arrived at a cave and stayed there. All of a sudden this message came from the Lord: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

¹⁰ “I’ve been very zealous for the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies,” he replied. “The Israelis have abandoned your covenant, demolished your altars, executed your prophets with swords, and I—that’s right, just me!—am the only one left. Now they’re seeking my life, to get rid of me!”