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1 Kings 19:1 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 19 · verse 1
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.1 Kings 19:1 · King James Version
1 Kings 19:1 in context
1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
3And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prophetsnâbîyʼa prophet or inspired manH5030 →
- JezebelʼÎyzebelIzebel, the wife of king AhabH348 →
- ElijahʼÊlîyâhElijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other IsraelitesH452 →
- slainhâragto smite with deadly intentH2026 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- AhabʼAchʼâbAchab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at BabylonH256 →
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One would have expected, after such a public and sensible manifestation of the glory of God and such a clear decision of the controversy depending between him and Baal, to the honour of Elijah, the confusion of Baal's prophets, and the universal satisfaction of the people - after they had seen both fire and water come…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8