1 Kings 18:18-19
18:18 Elijah 1 replied, “I have not brought disaster 2 on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.
18:19 Now send out messengers 3 and assemble all Israel before me at Mount Carmel, as well as the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah whom Jezebel supports. 4
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Or “trouble.”
3 tn The word “messengers” is supplied in the translation both here and in v. 20 for clarification.
4 tn Heb “who eat at the table of Jezebel.”