10He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts, because the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant; they have overthrown your altars and killed your prophets with the sword, and I alone remain, and they seek my life to take it."11He said, "Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD." And behold, the LORD is passing by, and a great and strong wind is tearing the mountains and shattering the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD is not in the wind; and after the wind there is an earthquake, but the LORD is not in the earthquake.12And after the earthquake there is fire, but the LORD is not in the fire; and after the fire there is a voice of thin silence.13When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak, went out, and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"14He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts, because the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant; they have overthrown your altars and killed your prophets with the sword, and I alone remain, and they seek my life to take it."15The LORD said to him, "Go, return by your way to the wilderness of Damascus; you shall come and anoint Hazael as king over Aram."16You shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah as prophet in your place.17Whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall put to death, and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death.18Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel—all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.