1 Kings 19:9 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 19:9

7 And the¹ angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.”

8 So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and ^aforty nights as far as ^bHoreb, the mountain of God.

9 And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

10 So he said, ^a“I have been very ^bzealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and ^ckilled Your prophets with the sword. ^dI alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

God’s Revelation to Elijah

11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand ^aon the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord ^bpassed by, and ^ca great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;

12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire¹ a still small voice.

13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he ^awrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. ^bSuddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 ^aAnd he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 19:9

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American Standard Version
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

Amplified® Bible
There he came to a cave and lodged in it; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, What are you doing here, Elijah?

Contemporary English Version
and he spent the night there in a cave. While Elijah was on Mount Sinai, the LORD asked, "Elijah, why are you here?"

Darby English Version
And there he went into a cave, and lodged there. And behold, the word of Jehovah [came] to him, and he said to him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

Good News Bible
There he went into a cave to spend the night. Suddenly the LORD spoke to him, "Elijah, what are you doing here?"

King James Version
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

New American Standard Bible
Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD {came} to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

New International Version
There he went into a cave and spent the night.
And the word of the LORD came to him: "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

New King James Version
And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, "Why have you come here, Elijah?"

Revised Standard Version
And there he came to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Eli'jah?"

Young's Literal Translation
And he cometh in there, unto the cave, and lodgeth there, and lo, the word of Jehovah `is' unto him, and saith to him, `What -- to thee, here, Elijah?'

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