1 Kings 19:9

“And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?”

"And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?" - 1 Kings 19:9
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What does 1 Kings 19:9 mean?

1 Kings 19:9 (KJV) reads, "And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?" This verse from the book of 1 Kings presents a powerful and poignant moment in the life of the…

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Finding God's Voice in Our Caves

In the midst of our struggles, it is not uncommon to find ourselves retreating to the most secluded places, both physically and spiritually. The account of Elijah in 1 Kings 19:9 reveals a profound moment of divine inquiry as he enters a cave to escape the chaos surrounding him…

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A Prayer for Divine Encounter in Times of Distress

O Lord Most High, I approach Your throne of grace with a humble heart, acknowledging Your omniscience and omnipotence. As I reflect on the profound moment when Elijah, Your faithful servant, found himself in a cave, hiding from the storms of life, I say with earnestness, "What…

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1 Kings 19:9 - "¶ And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?"
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1 Kings 9:19 - "And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion."
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1 Kings 3:19 - "And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it."
1 Kings 14:19 - "And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
1 Kings 9:14 - "And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold."
1 Kings 12:19 - "So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day."
1 Kings 6:19 - "And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD."
1 Kings 9:17 - "And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,"
"And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field." - 1 Chronicles 19:9
1 Kings 19:12 - "And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice."
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."
1 Kings 15:9 - "¶ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah."
1 Kings 7:19 - "And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits."
2 Kings 9:19 - "Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me."
1 Kings 22:9 - "Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah."
1 Kings 13:19 - "So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water."
1 Kings 20:19 - "So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them."
1 Kings 4:9 - "The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:"
1 Kings 19: Elijah flew desperately in the dessert. THere, he has a vision of the angels of GOD.
1 Kings 6:9 - "So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar."