1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ¹  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 loyal ⁵  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 severely ¹⁰  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 before ¹²  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 

[19:10]  ¹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ² tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ³ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[19:14]  ⁵ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:14]  ⁶ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[19:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “saying.”

[19:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add.”

[19:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I do not make your life like the life of one of them.”

[1:16]  ¹² tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”

[11:3]  ¹³ sn A quotation from 1 Kgs 19:10, 14.