1 Kings 19:9-18
Elijah at Horeb
9Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, athe word of Yahweh came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10And he said, “aI have been very zealous for Yahweh, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, bpulled down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And cI alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
11So He said, “aGo forth and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” And behold, Yahweh was passing by! And ba great and strong wind was tearing up the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. 12Then after the earthquake a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire; and after the fire aa sound of a thin 1gentle whisper. 13Now it happened that when Elijah heard it, ahe wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, ba voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14Then he said, “aI have been very zealous for Yahweh, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, pulled down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
15And Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and you will arrive and aanoint Hazael king over Aram; 16and aJehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and bElisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. 17“And it will be that the aone who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu bshall put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death. 18“aYet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not bkissed him.”