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1 Kings 19:4 · KJV

“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. {for himself: Heb. for his life}”

— 1 Kings 19:4

Verse 3

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.

Verse 5

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

1 Kings 19 — Context

2

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.

3

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.

4

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. {for himself: Heb. for his life}

5

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

6

And he looked, and, behold, {there was} a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. {head: Heb. bolster}

Cross References

Jonah 4:3

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for {it is} better for me to die than to live.

Numbers 11:15

And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

Jonah 4:8

And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, {It is} better for me to die than to live. {vehement: or, silent}

Jeremiah 20:14-18

Cursed {be} the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

Philippians 1:21-24

For to me to live {is} Christ, and to die {is} gain.

1 Kings 19:3

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.

Genesis 21:15-16

And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

Matthew 6:26

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

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