And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
What does 1 Kings 19:17 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
- Hazael Person
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Whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria, who ultimately came to the throne, according to the word of the Lord to Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:15 ), after he had put the king to death ( 2 Kings 8:15 ).
- 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 ).