- he requested:
- "And when he sawª° [that], he arose,ª° and went²°¹ for¹ his life,ª and cameª° to Beersheba,ª which¹ [belongeth] to Judah,ª and left²°¹¹ his servantª there.¹" {1Kg 19:3} + "And if¹ thou¹ dealª° thus¹ with me, killª° me, I pray thee,¹ out of hand,ª° if¹ I have foundª° favourª in thy sight;ª and let me not¹ seeª° my wretchedness.ª" {Num 11:15} + "And it came to pass,¹ as they¹ still²° went on,ª° and talked,ª° that, behold,¹ [there appeared] a chariotª of fire,ª and horsesª of fire,ª and partedª° them bothª asunder;ª and Elijahª went upª° by a whirlwindª into heaven.ª" {2Kg 2:11} + "Wherefore¹ is lightª givenª° to him that is in misery,ª and lifeª unto the bitterª [in] soul;ª ... Which rejoiceª exceedingly,ª¹ [and] are glad,ª° when¹ they can findª° the grave?ª" {Job 3:20-22} + "Cursedª° [be] the dayª wherein¹ I was born:ª° let not¹ the dayª wherein¹ my motherª bareª° me be¹ blessed.ª° ... Wherefore¹ came I forthª° out of the wombª¹ to seeª° labourª and sorrow,ª that my daysª should be consumedª° with shame?ª" {Jer 20:14-18} + "Therefore now,¹ O LORD,ª take,ª° I beseech thee,¹¹ my lifeª from¹ me; for¹ [it is] betterª for me to dieª than to live.ª¹" {Jna 4:3} + "And it came to pass,¹ when the sunª did arise,ª° that Godª preparedª° a vehementª eastª wind;ª and the sunª beatª° upon¹ the headª of Jonah,ª that he fainted,ª° and wishedª° in¹ himselfª to die,ª° and said,ª° [It is] betterª for me to dieª than to live.ª¹" {Jna 4:8} + "Forª to meª to liveª° [is] Christ,ª andª to dieª° [is] gain.ª ... Neverthelessª to abideª° inª the¹ fleshª [is] more needfulª forª you.ª" {Php 1:21-24}
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