| 8 | And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. |
| 9 | And there he came to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Eli'jah?" |
| 10 | He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." |
| 11 | And he said, "Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD." And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; |
| 12 | and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. |