Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he became afraid, got up, and {fled for his life}. He came [to] Beersheba which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there.
New American Standard Bible
And he
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then Elijah became afraid
International Standard Version
Elijah was terrified, so he got up and ran for his life to Beer-sheba, which is part of Judah, and left his servant there
A Conservative Version
And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life. And he came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
American Standard Version
And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
Amplified
And Elijah was afraid and arose and ran for his life, and he came to
Bible in Basic English
And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;
Darby Translation
And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will see and arise, and go for his soul, and he will come to the Well of the Oath which was to Judah, and he will leave his boy there.
King James 2000
And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
Modern King James verseion
And he saw, he rose and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba of Judah, and left his servant there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When he saw that, he arose and went for his life, and came to Beersheba in Judah, and left his lad there.
NET Bible
Elijah was afraid, so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,
New Heart English Bible
And he was afraid, and he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
The Emphasized Bible
And, when he saw that , he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, - and left his servant there.
Webster
And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
World English Bible
When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he feareth, and riseth, and goeth for his life, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, that is Judah's, and leaveth his young man there,
Themes
Christian ministers » God's care of
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Beer-sheba
Elijah » Three times fed with divine supplies » In one instance yielded to discouragement
Elijah » Escapes to the wilderness from the fierceness of jezebel
Jezebel » Vowed to kill elijah
King » Influential queens » Jezebel
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Elijah
Miracles » Catalogue of » Elijah » Is fed by an angel
Prophets » Often led a wandering and unsettled life
Prudence » Instances of » Elijah, in his escape from jezebel
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 19:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah Flees To Horeb
2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "Thus may the gods do [to me], and may they add [to it], surely at this time tomorrow I will make your life as the life of one of them!" 3 Then he became afraid, got up, and {fled for his life}. He came [to] Beersheba which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there. 4 Then he went into the wilderness one day's journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then {he asked Yahweh that he might die}, and he said, "It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors."
Cross References
Genesis 21:31
Therefore that place is called Beersheba, because there the two of them swore an oath.
Genesis 12:12-13
and it shall happen [that], if the Egyptians see you, then they will say, 'This [is] his wife,' then they will kill me but let you live.
Exodus 2:15
And Pharaoh heard this matter, and he sought to kill Moses, and Moses fled from Pharaoh, and he lived in the land of Midian, and he lived at {a certain well}.
1 Samuel 27:1
Then David {thought to himself}, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me but [that] I must certainly escape to the land of [the] Philistines. Then Saul will desist from searching for me further in all of the territories of Israel, and so I will escape from his hand."
1 Kings 4:25
Judah and Israel lived in security, each man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
Isaiah 51:12-13
"I, I [am] he who comforts you; who [are] you that you are afraid of man? He dies! And of [the] son of humankind? He is {sacrificed} [as] grass!
Amos 7:12-13
And Amaziah said to Amos, " seer, go, flee to the land of Judah and earn food there and prophesy there!"
Matthew 26:56
But all this has happened in order that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then the disciples all abandoned him [and] fled.
Matthew 26:70-74
But he denied [it] in the presence of [them] all, saying, "I do not know what you mean!"
2 Corinthians 12:7
even because of the extraordinary degree of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, in order that it would torment me so that I would not exalt myself.