And they said to the king, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he went down on his face on the earth.

And Benaiah came to the Tent of the Lord and said to him, The king says, Come out. And he said, No; but let death come to me here. And Benaiah went back to the king and gave him word of the answer which Joab had given.

Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well!

Go from here in the direction of the east, and keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.

By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.

And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.

And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death.

And there he went into a hole in the rock for the night; then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, What are you doing here, Elijah?

And Elijah, hearing it, went out, covering his face with his robe, and took his place in the opening of the hole. And there a voice came to him saying, What are you doing here, Elijah?

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?