1 Kings 19:4

19:4 while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub and asked the Lord to take his life: “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.”

1 Kings 21:7

21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”


tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).

tn Heb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”

tn Heb “fathers.”

tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”