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 20:13

The Lord Delivers Israel

20:13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army? ⁹  Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

1 Kings 20:32

20:32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant ¹⁰  Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” Ahab ¹¹  replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” ¹² 

1 Kings 20:35

A Prophet Denounces Ahab’s Actions

20:35 One of the members of the prophetic guild, speaking with divine authority, ordered his companion, “Wound me!” ¹³  But the man refused to wound him.

1 Kings 20:38

20:38 The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.

1 Kings 22:6-8

22:6 So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” ¹⁴  They said, “Attack! The sovereign one ¹⁵  will hand it over to the king.” 22:7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?” 22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ¹⁶  But I despise ¹⁷  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ¹⁸  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

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!” ¹⁹ 

[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.”

[20:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “this great horde.”

[20:32]  ¹⁰ sn Your servant. By referring to Ben Hadad as Ahab’s servant, they are suggesting that Ahab make him a subject in a vassal treaty arrangement.

[20:32]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:32]  ¹² sn He is my brother. Ahab’s response indicates that he wants to make a parity treaty and treat Ben Hadad as an equal partner.

[20:35]  ¹³ tn Heb “Now a man from the sons of the prophets said to his companion by the word of the Lord, ‘Wound me.’”

[22:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Should I go against Ramoth Gilead for war or should I refrain?”

[22:6]  ¹⁵ tn Though Jehoshaphat requested an oracle from “the Lord” (יְהוָה, Yahweh), they stop short of actually using this name and substitute the title אֲדֹנָי (’adonai, “lord; master”). This ambiguity may explain in part Jehoshaphat’s hesitancy and caution (vv. 7-8). He seems to doubt that the four hundred are genuine prophets of the Lord.

[22:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[22:8]  ¹⁷ tn Or “hate.”

[22:8]  ¹⁸ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.

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