1 Kings 19

Elijah Flees Jezebel

19 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how ^(A)he had killed all the prophets with the sword. ²Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ^(B)“So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” ³Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to ^(C)Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

⁴But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. ^(D)And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” ⁵And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” ⁶And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. ⁷And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” ⁸And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food ^(E)forty days and forty nights to ^(F)Horeb, the mount of God.

The Lord Speaks to Elijah

⁹There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, ^(G)the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ¹⁰He said, “I have been very ^(H)jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, ^(I)thrown down your altars, and ^(J)killed your prophets with the sword, ^(K)and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” ¹¹And he said, “Go out and ^(L)stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and ^(M)a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind ^(N)an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. ¹²And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.^[a] ¹³And when Elijah heard it, ^(O)he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, ^(P)there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ¹⁴He said, ^(Q)“I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, ^(R)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.” ¹⁵And the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. ¹⁶^(S)And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel, and ^(T)Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. ¹⁷And the one who escapes from ^(U)the sword of Hazael ^(V)shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu ^(W)shall Elisha put to death. ¹⁸^(X)Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not ^(Y)kissed him.”

The Call of Elisha

¹⁹So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast ^(Z)his cloak upon him. ²⁰And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, ^(AA)“Let me 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?” ²¹And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh ^(AB)with the yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and assisted him.

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1 Kings 19:12 Or a sound, a thin silence

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Acts 12:1-23

James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

12 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. ²He killed ^(A)James the brother of John ^(B)with the sword, ³and when he saw ^(C)that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during ^(D)the days of Unleavened Bread. ⁴And when he had seized him, he put him ^(E)in prison, delivering him over to four ^(F)squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. ⁵So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest ^(G)prayer for him was made to God by the church.

Peter Is Rescued

⁶Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, ^(H)bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. ⁷And behold, ^(I)an angel of the Lord ^(J)stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. ^(K)He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And ^(L)the chains fell off his hands. ⁸And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and ^(M)put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” ⁹And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but ^(N)thought he was seeing a vision. ¹⁰When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. ^(O)It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. ¹¹When Peter ^(P)came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that ^(Q)the Lord has sent his angel and ^(R)rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”

¹²When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of ^(S)John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and ^(T)were praying. ¹³And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, ^(U)a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. ¹⁴Recognizing Peter's voice, ^(V)in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. ¹⁵They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is ^(W)his angel!” ¹⁶But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. ¹⁷But ^(X)motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to ^(Y)James and to ^(Z)the brothers.”^[a] Then he departed and went to another place.

¹⁸Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. ¹⁹And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ^(AA)ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.

The Death of Herod

²⁰Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and ^(AB)having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain,^[b] they asked for peace, because ^(AC)their country depended on the king's country for food. ²¹On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. ²²And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” ²³Immediately ^(AD)an angel of the Lord struck him down, because ^(AE)he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

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Acts 12:17 Or brothers and sisters
Acts 12:20 That is, trusted personal attendant

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Psalm 136

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

136 ^(A)Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
^(B)for his steadfast love endures forever.
²Give thanks to ^(C)the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
³Give thanks to ^(D)the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁴to him who alone ^(E)does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁵to him who ^(F)by understanding ^(G)made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁶to him who ^(H)spread out the earth ^(I)above the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁷to him who ^(J)made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁸the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁹the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁰to him who ^(K)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹¹and ^(L)brought Israel out from among them,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹²with ^(M)a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹³to him who ^(N)divided the Red Sea in two,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁴^(O)and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁵but ^(P)overthrew^[a] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁶to him who ^(Q)led his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁷to him ^(R)who struck down great kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁸and killed mighty kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁰and Og, king of Bashan,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
²¹and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
²²a heritage to Israel his ^(S)servant,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

²³It is he who ^(T)remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁴and ^(U)rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁵he who ^(V)gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks to ^(W)the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

Footnotes:

Psalm 136:15 Hebrew shook off

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Proverbs 17:14-15

¹⁴The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so ^(A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.
¹⁵He who ^(B)justifies the wicked and he who ^(C)condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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Bible Gateway The Daily Audio Bible Reading Plan (NIV)

The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Tuesday June 18, 2013 (NIV)

1 Kings 19

Elijah Flees Jezebel

The Lord Speaks to Elijah

The Call of Elisha

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Acts 12:1-23

James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

Peter Is Rescued

The Death of Herod

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Psalm 136

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

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Proverbs 17:14-15

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