Thematic Bible: Often led a wandering and unsettled life
Thematic Bible
Prophets » Often led a wandering and unsettled life
Jehovah said to him: Go back on your way through the wasteland to Damascus. When you get there, put holy oil on Hazael to make him king over Aram,
Let us build a small room on the roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. He can stay there when he visits us.
So he got up and took food and drink. He was strengthened to go for forty days and forty nights, to Horeb, the mountain of God.
By the life of Jehovah your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you. When they said: He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you. Now you say: 'Go, say to your lord Elijah is here.' What if the Spirit of Jehovah carries you off to some unknown place as soon as I leave? Then, when I tell Ahab that you are here and he cannot find you, he will put me to death. Remember that I have been a devout worshiper of Jehovah ever since I was a boy.
Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He took his servant and went to Beersheba in Judah. He left the servant there.