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1 Kings 19:3 — Meaning and Application

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" 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. "

1 Kings 19:3

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And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

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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.

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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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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.

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And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

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