1.

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

Ahab: 1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 21:5-7, 1 Kings 21:25
how he had slain: 1 Kings 18:40
Reciprocal: Exodus 2:15 - fled 1 Kings 18:19 - eat at Jezebel's table 2 Kings 9:22 - the whoredoms 2 Kings 9:30 - Jezebel Proverbs 12:16 - fool's Jeremiah 26:21 - he was Jeremiah 36:26 - to take Acts 12:2 - with Hebrews 11:37 - were slain Revelation 2:20 - that woman

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.

So let: 1 Kings 2:28, 1 Kings 20:10, Ruth 1:17, 2 Kings 6:31
if I: Exodus 10:28, Exodus 15:9, 2 Kings 19:10-12, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:27, 2 Kings 19:28, Daniel 3:15
to morrow: Proverbs 27:1, Acts 12:4-6, James 4:13, James 4:14
Reciprocal: Exodus 9:18 - to morrow 1 Samuel 20:13 - The Lord do 1 Samuel 22:16 - Thou shalt 2 Samuel 3:9 - So do God 2 Samuel 19:13 - God 1 Kings 16:31 - Jezebel 1 Kings 18:19 - eat at Jezebel's table 1 Kings 19:10 - they seek my life 1 Kings 21:5 - Jezebel 1 Kings 21:25 - whom Jezebel 2 Kings 1:9 - sent unto 2 Kings 9:22 - the whoredoms 2 Kings 9:30 - Jezebel Proverbs 12:16 - fool's Proverbs 14:16 - the fool Jeremiah 20:10 - we shall Matthew 2:8 - go Matthew 5:12 - for so Matthew 14:8 - Give Matthew 21:35 - General Luke 6:23 - for in Acts 23:12 - bound Revelation 2:20 - that woman

3.

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.

he arose: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:13, Exodus 2:15, 1 Samuel 27:1, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 51:13, Matthew 26:56, Matthew 26:70-74, 2 Corinthians 12:7
Beersheba: 1 Kings 4:25, Genesis 21:31, Amos 7:12, Amos 7:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:17 - Escape Genesis 21:14 - Beersheba Genesis 42:1 - saw 1 Samuel 21:10 - fled 1 Kings 19:4 - he requested 2 Kings 4:12 - servant 2 Kings 23:8 - Beersheba Proverbs 28:12 - but Proverbs 29:25 - fear Jeremiah 20:9 - I will Jeremiah 37:12 - went Jonah 1:3 - to flee Acts 13:5 - their Hebrews 11:34 - escaped

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.

sat down: 1 Kings 13:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, John 4:6
he requested: 1 Kings 19:3, Numbers 11:15, 2 Kings 2:11, Job 3:20-22, Jeremiah 20:14-18, Jonah 4:3, Jonah 4:8, Philippians 1:21-24
for himself: Heb. for his life
better: Amos 6:2, Nahum 3:8, Matthew 6:26, Romans 3:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:46 - I am Genesis 30:1 - or else I die Exodus 4:13 - send Exodus 5:22 - why is it Numbers 14:2 - Would 2 Samuel 24:16 - It is enough 1 Chronicles 21:15 - It is enough Job 3:21 - long Job 6:9 - that it would Job 7:16 - I loathe it Job 10:1 - My soul Job 40:4 - Behold Ecclesiastes 2:17 - I hated Isaiah 15:4 - his Jeremiah 8:3 - death Jeremiah 20:9 - I will Jonah 4:2 - he prayed Luke 4:1 - wilderness Revelation 12:6 - that

5.

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

as he lay: Genesis 28:11-15
an angel: Psalms 34:7, Psalms 34:10, Daniel 8:19, Daniel 9:21, Daniel 10:9, Daniel 10:10, Acts 12:7, Hebrews 1:14, Hebrews 13:5
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:4 - I have commanded 1 Kings 19:7 - the angel 2 Kings 1:3 - angel Zechariah 4:1 - waked Mark 1:13 - and the John 21:9 - they saw

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.

cake: 1 Kings 17:6, 1 Kings 17:9-15, Psalms 37:3, Isaiah 33:16, Matthew 4:11, Matthew 6:32, Mark 8:2, Mark 8:3, John 21:5, John 21:9
head: Heb. bolster

7.

And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.

the angel: 1 Kings 19:5
because the journey: Deuteronomy 33:25, Psalms 103:13, Psalms 103:14
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 1:3 - angel Acts 12:7 - the angel

8.

And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

in the strength: Daniel 1:15, 2 Corinthians 12:9
forty days: Exodus 24:18, Exodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 9:9, Deuteronomy 9:18, Matthew 4:2, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2
Horeb: Exodus 3:1, Exodus 19:18, Malachi 4:4, Malachi 4:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 7:12 - forty Exodus 4:27 - the mount Exodus 18:5 - General Acts 1:3 - forty Acts 7:30 - there

9.

And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

unto a cave: Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Jeremiah 9:2, Hebrews 11:38
What doest thou: 1 Kings 19:13, Genesis 3:9, Genesis 16:8, Jeremiah 2:18, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 1:4
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:5 - did according 1 Kings 19:14 - I have been Proverbs 27:8 - man Jeremiah 37:12 - went Jonah 4:5 - Jonah Matthew 26:69 - Peter Mark 14:54 - and he John 18:18 - Peter

10.

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

very jealous: Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:14, Numbers 25:11, Numbers 25:13, Psalms 69:9, Psalms 119:139, John 2:17
thrown down: 1 Kings 19:14, 1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 18:30, Jeremiah 2:30, Hosea 5:11, Micah 6:16, Micah 7:2
I only: 1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 18:20, 1 Kings 18:22, 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:22, 1 Kings 20:35, 1 Kings 20:41, 1 Kings 20:42, 1 Kings 22:8, Romans 11:2-4
they seek my life: 1 Kings 19:2, 1 Kings 18:10, 1 Kings 18:17
Reciprocal: Exodus 5:22 - why is it Exodus 23:2 - follow Deuteronomy 29:25 - they have forsaken Judges 5:3 - even I 2 Kings 10:16 - Come with me 2 Chronicles 18:7 - one man Nehemiah 9:26 - slew Psalms 35:4 - that Psalms 44:22 - killed Jeremiah 5:1 - if ye can Jeremiah 36:26 - to take Jeremiah 50:5 - that shall Hosea 12:10 - have also Matthew 5:12 - for so Matthew 21:35 - General Mark 12:3 - they Luke 6:23 - for in Acts 7:52 - Which of Acts 12:2 - with Acts 17:16 - his spirit Romans 11:3 - Lord Hebrews 11:37 - were slain 2 Peter 2:15 - forsaken

11.

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

stand upon the mount: Exodus 19:20, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 24:18, Exodus 34:2, Matthew 17:1-3, 2 Peter 1:17, 2 Peter 1:18
the Lord passed: Exodus 33:21-23, Exodus 34:6, Habakkuk 3:3-5
and a great: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 20:18, Job 38:1, Psalms 50:3, Isaiah 30:30, Ezekiel 1:4, Ezekiel 37:7, Nahum 1:3, Nahum 1:6, Hebrews 12:18-21, Revelation 20:11
but the Lord was not in the wind: Zechariah 4:6
an earthquake: 1 Samuel 14:15, Psalms 68:8, Nahum 1:5, Zechariah 14:5, Matthew 24:7, Matthew 27:51-54, Matthew 28:2, Hebrews 12:26, Revelation 11:19, Revelation 16:18
Reciprocal: Exodus 19:18 - whole 2 Kings 2:1 - by a whirlwind Job 8:2 - the words Psalms 46:3 - mountains Jeremiah 4:24 - mountains Zechariah 6:5 - spirits Acts 2:2 - as Revelation 6:12 - there Revelation 8:5 - an

12.

And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

a fire: 1 Kings 18:38, Genesis 15:17, Exodus 3:2, Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 4:12, Deuteronomy 4:33, 2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 2:11, Hebrews 12:29
a still: Exodus 34:6, Job 4:16, Job 33:7, Zechariah 4:6, Acts 2:2, Acts 2:36, Acts 2:37
Reciprocal: Exodus 19:18 - whole Psalms 50:3 - a fire

13.

And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

he wrapped his face: This he did to signify his reverence; for covering the face was a token of respect among the Asiatics, as uncovering the head is among Europeans. See note on 1 Kings 18:42. Exodus 3:5, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:23, Isaiah 6:2, Isaiah 6:5
What doest: 1 Kings 19:9, Genesis 16:8, John 21:15-17
Reciprocal: Exodus 2:15 - fled Deuteronomy 4:12 - only ye heard a voice 1 Kings 19:19 - his mantle 2 Kings 2:8 - his mantle Jonah 4:5 - Jonah Matthew 26:69 - Peter Mark 14:54 - and he Acts 7:32 - Then

14.

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

I have been: 1 Kings 19:9, 1 Kings 19:10, Isaiah 62:1, Isaiah 62:6, Isaiah 62:7
forsaken: Deuteronomy 29:25, Deuteronomy 31:20, Psalms 78:37, Isaiah 1:4, Jeremiah 22:9, Daniel 11:30, Hosea 6:7, Hebrews 8:9
Reciprocal: Exodus 2:15 - fled Numbers 25:13 - zealous Judges 5:3 - even I 1 Kings 18:22 - I only 1 Kings 18:30 - he repaired 1 Kings 22:8 - yet one man 2 Kings 10:16 - Come with me Psalms 119:139 - zeal Jeremiah 2:30 - your own sword Jeremiah 36:26 - to take Jeremiah 50:5 - that shall Mark 12:3 - they Luke 6:23 - for in Acts 7:52 - Which of Acts 17:16 - his spirit Hebrews 11:37 - were slain

15.

And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:

wilderness of Damascus: The wilderness of Damascus seems to have been that part of Arabia Deserta which lay on the south-east of that city, and east of the Trachonites, or the Djebel Haouran and El Ledja; at which the prophet could arrive without meeting Jezebel or any of his enemies. Genesis 14:15, 2 Kings 8:7, Acts 9:2, Acts 9:3
anoint: Isaiah 45:1, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 27:2-22
Hazael: 2 Kings 8:8-15, 2 Kings 8:28, 2 Kings 9:14, Amos 1:4
Reciprocal: Judges 9:9 - wherewith 1 Samuel 9:16 - thou shalt 1 Kings 11:24 - to Damascus 2 Kings 8:9 - Hazael 2 Kings 8:13 - The Lord 2 Kings 8:15 - Hazael

16.

And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.

Jehu: 2 Kings 9:1-3, 2 Kings 9:6-14
Elisha: 1 Kings 19:19-21, Luke 4:27, Eliseus
Abelmeholah: 1 Kings 4:12, Judges 7:22
Reciprocal: Joshua 1:1 - Moses' minister Judges 9:9 - wherewith 1 Samuel 9:16 - thou shalt 1 Kings 1:34 - Zadok 2 Kings 2:1 - Elisha 2 Kings 9:2 - Jehu 2 Kings 9:3 - pour it 1 Chronicles 16:22 - Touch 2 Chronicles 22:7 - the Lord had Psalms 45:7 - hath Psalms 105:15 - mine Amos 2:11 - I raised

17.

And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

him that escapeth: Isaiah 24:17, Isaiah 24:18, Amos 2:14, Amos 5:19
the sword of Hazael: 2 Kings 8:12, 2 Kings 10:32, 2 Kings 13:3, 2 Kings 13:22
the sword of Jehu: 2 Kings 9:14-26, 2 Kings 10:6-11
Elisha slay: 2 Kings 2:23, 2 Kings 2:24, Isaiah 11:4, Jeremiah 1:10, Hosea 6:5, Revelation 19:21
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 5:12 - died 2 Kings 8:28 - Hazael 2 Kings 9:2 - Jehu 2 Kings 10:16 - Come with me Jeremiah 48:44 - that fleeth Ezekiel 15:7 - they shall Amos 1:3 - because

18.

Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

Yet I have left: or, Yet I will leave, Isaiah 1:9, Isaiah 10:20-22, Romans 11:4, Romans 11:5
the knees: Exodus 20:5, Isaiah 49:23, Romans 14:10-12, Philippians 2:10
every mouth: Idolaters often kissed their hand in honour of their idols; and hence the origin of adoration from ad, to and os, oris, the mouth. Cicero mentions a statue of Hercules, the chin and lips of which were considerably worn by the kissing of his worshippers. Job 31:27, Psalms 2:12, Hosea 13:2
Reciprocal: Numbers 25:2 - bowed 1 Samuel 10:1 - kissed him 1 Kings 20:15 - seven thousand 2 Kings 5:18 - and I bow 2 Kings 23:4 - Baal Isaiah 17:6 - General Mark 15:19 - and bowing Ephesians 3:14 - I Revelation 3:4 - even

19.

So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

Elisha: 1 Kings 19:16
he with: Exodus 3:1, Judges 6:11, Psalms 78:70-72, Amos 7:14, Zechariah 13:5, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:19
his mantle: 1 Kings 19:13, 1 Samuel 28:14, 2 Kings 2:8, 2 Kings 2:13, 2 Kings 2:14
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 11:5 - after the herd 1 Samuel 16:19 - with the sheep Amos 1:1 - who Matthew 9:9 - Follow Luke 4:27 - Eliseus Luke 5:28 - General

20.

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

he left: Matthew 4:20, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 19:27
I pray: Matthew 8:21, Matthew 8:22, Luke 9:61, Luke 9:62, Acts 20:37
Go back again: Heb. Go, return
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:28 - kiss Genesis 48:10 - kissed Ruth 1:14 - Orpah 2 Samuel 19:39 - kissed Barzillai Psalms 78:70 - and took Mark 1:20 - they left Luke 9:59 - suffer

21.

And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

boiled their flesh: 2 Samuel 24:22
gave unto: Luke 5:28, Luke 5:29
ministered: 1 Kings 18:43, Exodus 24:13, Numbers 27:18-20, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 3:11, Acts 13:5, 2 Timothy 4:11, Philemon 1:13
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 6:15 - servant 1 Chronicles 21:23 - the oxen 2 Chronicles 32:4 - find Matthew 4:20 - General Matthew 8:21 - suffer