1 Kings 19:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when he saw that, he arose, and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there.

  • King James Version 1769 (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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he saw{H7200} that, he arose,{H6965} and went{H3212} for his life,{H5315} and came{H935} to Beer-sheba,{H884} which belongeth to Judah,{H3063} and left{H3240} his servant{H5288} there.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he saw{H7200}{(H8799)} that, he arose{H6965}{(H8799)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} for his life{H5315}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} to Beersheba{H884}, which belongeth to Judah{H3063}, and left{H3240}{(H8686)} his servant{H5288} there.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then was he afrayed, & gat him vp, & wente where he wolde, & came vnto Berseba in Iuda, and lefte his lad there.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When he sawe that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which is in Iudah, and left his seruant there.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When he sawe that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beerseba in Iuda, and left his seruaunt there.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Elijah was afraid, so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 21:31 : 31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.
  • Exod 2:15 : 15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
  • 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.
  • 1 Kgs 4:25 : 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
  • Isa 51:12-13 : 12 I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of man who will be made like grass; 13 And you forget the LORD your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and you fear continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?
  • Amos 7:12-13 : 12 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.
  • Matt 26:56 : 56 But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
  • Matt 26:70-74 : 70 But he denied before them all, saying, I do not know what you are saying. 71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another servant girl saw him, and said to them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73 And after a while those who stood by came to him, and said to Peter, Surely you also are one of them; for your speech betrays you. 74 Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know the man. And immediately the rooster crowed.
  • 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
  • Gen 12:12-13 : 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save you alive. 13 Say, I pray you, you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 19:4-6
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    78%

    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 ancestors.

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

    6 And he looked, and behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water at his head. And he ate and drank, and lay down again.

  • 1 Kgs 19:8-10
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    8 And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mountain of God.

    9 And he came to a cave and lodged there, and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, What are you doing here, Elijah?

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

  • 1 Kgs 18:11-14
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    75%

    11 And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

    12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry you where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he shall slay me: but I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth.

    13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

    14 And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.

  • 1 Kgs 19:1-2
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    1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

    2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.

  • 2 Kgs 1:4
    72%

    4 Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

  • 1 Kgs 18:9
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    9 And he said, What have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

  • 2 Kgs 1:15
    72%

    15 And the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, Go down with him; do not be afraid of him. So he arose and went down with him to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 18:42-43
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    42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

    43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

  • Gen 26:23
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    23 And he went up from there to Beersheba.

  • 1 Kgs 18:45-46
    2 verses
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    45 And it came to pass in the meantime, that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

    46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

  • 1 Kgs 19:13-14
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    72%

    13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?

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

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
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    13 And he sent again a captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.

  • 2 Kgs 2:2
    71%

    2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said to him, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.

  • 2 Kgs 10:12
    70%

    12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house on the way,

  • Gen 22:19
    70%

    19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

  • 2 Kgs 2:4
    70%

    4 And Elijah said to him, Elisha, stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.

  • 1 Kgs 19:20-21
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    70%

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

    21 And he returned from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and ministered to him.

  • Judg 9:21
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    21 And Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there because he feared Abimelech his brother.

  • 1 Kgs 17:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

    3 Get yourself away from here, and turn eastward, and hide by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

  • 1 Kgs 18:2
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    2 And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a severe famine in Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 1:9
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    9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him, Man of God, the king has said, Come down.

  • 1 Kgs 18:16
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    16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

  • 2 Kgs 2:25
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    25 And he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 20:40
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    40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.

  • 2 Kgs 2:6
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    6 And Elijah said to him, Stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they both went on.

  • 2 Kgs 2:16
    68%

    16 And they said to him, Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: lest perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send.

  • Gen 46:1
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    1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

  • 1 Kgs 18:7
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    7 And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Are you my lord Elijah?

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    11 When they were near Jebus, the day was far spent, and the servant said to his master, "Please come, let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites and lodge in it."

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    17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

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    8 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

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    28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

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    5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD: for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

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    13 He said to his servant, "Come, let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night in Gibeah or in Ramah."

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    14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said to him, Are you the man of God that came from Judah? And he said, I am.