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for_o his_o life_n as_o he_o think_v best_a to_o beersheba_n of_o judah_n but_o himself_o go_v go_v on_o a_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o sit_v under_o a_o juniper_n tree_n he_o even_o wish_v for_o death_n at_o length_n fall_v asleep_o there_o a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o rise_v and_o eat_v so_o he_o do_v and_o lie_v to_o rest_v again_o than_o the_o angel_n come_v again_o and_o bid_v he_o up_o and_o eat_v for_o the_o journey_n he_o be_v to_o go_v be_v very_o great_a when_o he_o have_v eat_v the_o cake_n which_o the_o angel_n have_v set_v by_o he_o and_o drink_v the_o water_n he_o arise_v and_o travail_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o food_n till_o he_o come_v to_o horeb_n the_o mount_n of_o god_n where_o as_o he_o be_v private_a in_o a_o cave_n the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o ask_v what_o he_o do_v there_o in_o that_o place_n elijah_n answer_v that_o he_o have_v be_v very_o earnest_a in_o god_n behalte_v in_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o that_o the_o wicked_a have_v scorn_v god_n law_n pull_v down_o his_o altar_n and_o slay_v his_o prophet_n with_o the_o sword_n so_o that_o he_o alone_o be_v leave_v and_o fain_o he_o be_v to_o fly_v for_o his_o life_n for_o it_o they_o seek_v to_o take_v away_o also_o hereupon_o god_n command_v he_o to_o stand_v upon_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o show_v he_o some_o sign_n of_o his_o approach_n which_o so_o fright_v the_o prophet_n that_o he_o cover_v his_o face_n with_o his_o mantle_n and_o so_o go_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o the_o cave_n where_o he_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v what_o do_v thou_o here_o elijah_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v just_a as_o before_o then_o god_n command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o damaschus_n and_o there_o to_o anoint_v hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n and_o jehu_n son_n of_o ninshi_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o elisha_n the_o son_n of_o shaphat_n prophet_n in_o his_o own_o room_n for_o it_o shall_v 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