Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Kings 19:8-9

"And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?" — 1 Kings 19:8-9 (ASV)

And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. And he came there 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, Elijah?

"You, Jehovah's courageous prophet, why have you fled? Why are you here when so much needs to be done for the apostate people? 'What are you doing here?' How do you come to be here, in a cave, when the nation needs your presence? 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'"