19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.(A) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

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19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

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19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to (A)Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

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Elijah was afraid[a] and ran(A) for his life.(B) When he came to Beersheba(C) in Judah, he left his servant there,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:3 Or Elijah saw

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.

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And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

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This is what the Lord says to Israel:

“Seek(A) me and live;(B)
    do not seek Bethel,
do not go to Gilgal,(C)
    do not journey to Beersheba.(D)
For Gilgal will surely go into exile,
    and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:5 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see Hosea 4:15.

For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.

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A Call to Repentance

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:

(A)“Seek Me (B)and live;
But do not seek (C)Bethel,
Nor enter Gilgal,
Nor pass over to (D)Beersheba;
For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity,
And (E)Bethel shall come to nothing.

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