Holy Scripture

1 Kings 19:3

A church father on this verse
“"Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life." It was out of wisdom that he turned away from danger, because it was absolutely wrong that he disposed of his soul, since he had no reason to give it to death, but, on the contrary, he had every reason to keep it alive. And that was done so that the prophets of fa…”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 19:3

Source: Septuagint

Original

3And Elijah feared, and rose, and departed for his life: and he comes to Beersheba to the land of Judah, and he left his servant there.

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In context

1And Ahab told Jezebel his wife all that Elijah had done, and how he had slain the prophets with the sword.

2And Jezebel sent to Elijah, and said, If thou art Elijah and I am Jezebel, God do so to me, and more also, if I do not make thy life by this time tomorrow as the life of one of them.

— 1 Kings 19:3 —

4And he himself went a day’s journey in the wilderness, and came and sat under a juniper tree; and asked concerning his life that he might die, and said, Let it be enough now, O Lord, take, I pray thee, my life from me; for I am no better than my fathers.

5And he lay down and slept there under a tree; and behold, someone touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.

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