1 Kings 19:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer–sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.”

1 Kings 19:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 19:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 19:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.”

1 Kings 19:3 — World English Bible

1 Kings 19:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. ”

1 Kings 19:3 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 19:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he feareth, and riseth, and goeth for his life, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, that <FI>is<Fi> Judah's, and leaveth his young man there,”

1 Kings 19:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 19:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. ”

1 Kings 19:3 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 19:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When he sawe that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which is in Iudah, and left his seruant there.”

1 Kings 19:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 19:3 in Context — 1 Kings 19

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

2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer–sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.

4 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.

5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

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What Does 1 Kings 19:3 Mean?

1 Kings 19:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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