So he got up, ate, and drank. Then on the strength from that food, he walked forty days and forty nights(A) to Horeb, the mountain of God.(B) He entered a cave(C) there and spent the night.

Elijah’s Encounter with the Lord

Suddenly, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (D)

10 He replied, “I have been very zealous(E) for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant,(F) torn down your altars,(G) and killed your prophets(H) with the sword. I alone am left,(I) and they are looking for me to take my life.”(J)

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