19:4 while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub 1 and asked the Lord to take his life: 2 “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.” 3
1 Kings 21:7
21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! 4 Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. 5 I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”
1 tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).
2 tnHeb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”
3 tnHeb “fathers.”
4 tnHeb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”
5 tnHeb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”