And he [a]was afraid, and got up and ran for his [b]life and came to (A)Beersheba, which belongs to Judah; and he left his servant there. But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree; and (B)he asked for himself to die, and said, “Enough! Now, Lord, take my [c]life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

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  1. 1 Kings 19:3 Reading of many mss; MT may read saw
  2. 1 Kings 19:3 Lit soul
  3. 1 Kings 19:4 Lit soul

Elijah was afraid[a] and ran(A) for his life.(B) When he came to Beersheba(C) in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush,(D) sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life;(E) I am no better than my ancestors.”

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  1. 1 Kings 19:3 Or Elijah saw

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.

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.

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“Arise, go to (A)Nineveh, the great city, and (B)cry out against it, because their (C)wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah got up to flee to (D)Tarshish (E)from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to (F)Joppa, found a ship that was going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and [a]boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the Lord.

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  1. Jonah 1:3 Lit went down in

“Go to the great city of Nineveh(A) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”

But Jonah ran(B) away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish(C). He went down to Joppa,(D) where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.(E)

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Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

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