Discovery Box1 Kings 19:1-3 
Context19:1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword. 19:2 Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning, 1 “May the gods judge me severely 2 if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!” 3
19:3 Elijah was afraid, 4 so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,
1 Kings 19:13-14
Context19:13 When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden 5 a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?” 19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal 6 to the Lord, the sovereign God, 7 even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, 8 torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” 9
1 tn Heb “saying.”
2 tn Heb “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add.”
3 tn Heb “I do not make your life like the life of one of them.”
4 tc The MT has “and he saw,” but some medieval Hebrew
5 tn Heb “look.”
6 tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.
7 tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”
8 tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”
9 tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”
