1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal¹ to the Lord, the sovereign God,² even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,³ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”⁴

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal⁵ to the Lord, the sovereign God,⁶ even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,⁷ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”⁸

1 Kings 19:2

19:2 Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning,⁹ “May the gods judge me severely¹⁰ if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!”¹¹

1 Kings 1:16

1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before¹² the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

Romans 11:3

11:3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars; I alone am left and they are seeking my life!”¹³

¹tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

²tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

³tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

⁴tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

⁵tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

⁶tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

⁷tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

⁸tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

⁹tn Heb “saying.”

¹⁰tn Heb “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add.”

¹¹tn Heb “I do not make your life like the life of one of them.”

¹²tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”

¹³sn A quotation from 1 Kgs 19:10, 14.