1 Kings 18:10

18:10 As certainly as the Lord your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, ‘He’s not here,’ he makes them¹ swear an oath that they could not find you.

1 Kings 18:14-18

18:14 Now you say, ‘Go and say to your master, “Elijah is back,”’² but he will kill me.” 18:15 But Elijah said, “As certainly as the Lord who rules over all³ lives (whom I serve),⁴ I will make an appearance before him today.”

Elijah Confronts Baal’s Prophets

18:16 When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah.⁵ 18:17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he⁶ said to him, “Is it really you, the one who brings disaster⁷ on Israel?” 18:18 Elijah⁸ replied, “I have not brought disaster⁹ on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.

Nehemiah 6:11

6:11 But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Would someone like me flee to the temple in order to save his life?¹⁰ I will not go!”

Psalms 3:6

3:6 I am not afraid¹¹ of the multitude of people¹²

who attack me from all directions.¹³

Psalms 27:3

27:3 Even when an army is deployed against me,

I do not fear.¹⁴

Even when war is imminent,¹⁵

I remain confident.¹⁶

Proverbs 28:1

28:1 The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing,¹⁷

but the righteous person is as confident¹⁸ as a lion.

Proverbs 28:1

28:1 The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing,¹⁹

but the righteous person is as confident²⁰ as a lion.

Proverbs 4:1

Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness²¹

4:1 Listen, children,²² to a father’s instruction,²³

and pay attention so that²⁴ you may gain²⁵ discernment.

¹tn Heb “he makes the kingdom or the nation swear an oath.”

²tn Heb “Look, Elijah”; or “Elijah is here.”

³tn Traditionally, “the Lord of Hosts.”

⁴tn Heb “(before whom I stand).”

⁵tn Heb “Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.”

⁶tn Heb “Ahab.”

⁷tn Or “trouble.”

⁸tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹tn Or “trouble.”

¹⁰tn Heb “go into the temple and live.”

¹¹tn The imperfect verbal form here expresses the psalmist’s continuing attitude as he faces the crisis at hand.

¹²tn Or perhaps “troops.” The Hebrew noun עָם (’am) sometimes refers to a military contingent or army.

¹³tn Heb “who all around take a stand against me.”

¹⁴tn Heb “my heart does not fear.”

¹⁵tn Heb “if war rises up against me.”

¹⁶tn Heb “in this [i.e., “during this situation”] I am trusting.”

¹⁷sn The line portrays the insecurity of a guilty person – he flees because he has a guilty conscience, or because he is suspicious of others around him, or because he fears judgment.

¹⁸tn The verb בָּטַח (batakh) means “to trust; to be secure; to be confident.” Cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “bold.”

¹⁹sn The line portrays the insecurity of a guilty person – he flees because he has a guilty conscience, or because he is suspicious of others around him, or because he fears judgment.

²⁰tn The verb בָּטַח (batakh) means “to trust; to be secure; to be confident.” Cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “bold.”

²¹sn The chapter includes an exhortation to acquire wisdom (1-4a), a list of the benefits of wisdom (4b-9), a call to pursue a righteous lifestyle (10-13), a warning against a wicked lifestyle (14-19), and an exhortation to righteousness (20-27).

²²tn Heb “sons.”

²³tn Heb “discipline.”

²⁴tn The Qal infinitive construct with preposition ל (lamed) indicates the purpose/result of the preceding imperative.

²⁵tn Heb “know” (so KJV, ASV).