And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
What does 1 Kings 19:16 mean?
God repeated the question, What doest you here? Then he complained of his discouragement; and whither should God's prophets go with their complaints of that kind, but to their Master?
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside 1 Kings 19:14-18 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Abel-meholah Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Abu Sus.
- Elisha Person
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God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:16-19 ).
- Jehu Person
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Jehovah is he. (1. ) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah ( 1 Chr. 2:38 ). (2. ) One of the Benjamite slingers that joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chr. 12:3 ).
- Nimshi Person
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Saved. Jehu was “the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi” ( 2 Kings 9:2 ; comp. 1 Kings 19:16 ).
- Shaphat Tribe
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Judge. (1. ) One of the spies. He represented the tribe of Simeon ( Num. 13:5 ). (2. ) The father of Elisha ( 1 Kings 19:16-19 ). (3. ) One of David’s chief herdsmen ( 1 Chr. 27:29 ).