1. Ahab told Jezbel everything Elijah had done, including how he had executed all the prophets.
2. Then Jezbel sent a messenger to Elijah. She said, “May the gods strike me dead if by this time tomorrow I don’t take your life the way you took the lives of Baal’s prophets.”
3. Frightened, Elijah fled to save his life. He came to Beersheba in Judah and left his servant there.
4. Then he traveled through the wilderness for a day. He sat down under a broom plant and wanted to die. “I’ve had enough now, Lord,” he said. “Take my life! I’m no better than my ancestors.”
5. Then he lay down and slept under the broom plant.An angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
6. When he looked, he saw near his head some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water. So he ate, drank, and went to sleep again.
7. The angel of the Lord came back and woke him up again. The angel said, “Get up and eat, or your journey will be too much for you.”