1 Kings 18:4

18:4 When Jezebel was killing¹ the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty. He also brought them food and water.)

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal² to the Lord, the sovereign God,³ even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,⁴ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”⁵

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal⁶ 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 Kings 20:41-42

20:41 The prophet¹⁰ quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets. 20:42 The prophet¹¹ then said to him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’”¹²

¹tn Heb “cutting off.”

²tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

³tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

⁴tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

⁵tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

³tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

⁴tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

⁵tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

⁶tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

⁴tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶tn Heb “Because you sent away the man of my destruction [i.e., that I determined should be destroyed] from [my/your?] hand, your life will be in place of his life, and your people in place of his people.”