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1 Kings 19:15

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13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.

16 You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

17 Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
KJV
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:
WEB
The LORD said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
ASV
And Jehovah said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria;
DARBY
And Jehovah said to him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus; and when thou comest, anoint Hazael king over Syria;
BLB
And YHWH said to him, “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus. And When you arrive, anoint Hazael [as] king over Aram.
ÅB
Da sa Herren til ham: Gå tilbake igjen og ta veien til ørkenen ved Damaskus og gå inn i byen og salv Hasael til konge over Syria!
OTB
Herren instruerte ham, "Gå, vend tilbake den veien du kom til ørkenen i Damaskus, og når du kommer dit, skal du salve Hazael til konge over Aram;
B1930
Da sa Herren til ham: Gå tilbake igjen og ta veien til ørkenen ved Damaskus og gå inn i byen og salv Hasael til konge over Syria!

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 1:10

    See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

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  • Isaiah 45:1

    This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:

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  • 2 Kings 8:7–15

    Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”

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  • Genesis 14:15

    During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

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  • Amos 1:4

    So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

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  • 2 Kings 9:14

    Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,

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  • 2 Kings 8:28

    Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.

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  • Jeremiah 27:2–22

    This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.

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