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1 Kings 19:8-10
New English Translation
1 Kings 19:8-10
New English Translation
8 So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
9 He went into a cave there and spent the night. Suddenly the Lord’s message came to him, “Why are you here, Elijah?” 10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal[a] to the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies,[b] even though the Israelites have abandoned the covenant they made with you,[c] torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”[d]
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- 1 Kings 19:10 tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.
- 1 Kings 19:10 tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”
- 1 Kings 19:10 tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”
- 1 Kings 19:10 tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”
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