He entered a cave(A) there and spent the night.

Elijah’s Encounter with the Lord

Suddenly, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (B)

10 He replied, “I have been very zealous(C) for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant,(D) torn down your altars,(E) and killed your prophets(F) with the sword. I alone am left,(G) and they are looking for me to take my life.”(H)

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There he went into a cave(A) and spent the night.

The Lord Appears to Elijah

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

10 He replied, “I have been very zealous(C) for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant,(D) torn down your altars,(E) and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left,(F) and now they are trying to kill me too.”

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