1 Kings 19:10

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩ vai.yo.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
very	קַנֹּ֨א ka.No'	H7065	to be (causatively · verb, piel infinitive absolute
jealous	קִנֵּ֜אתִי ki.Ne.ti	H7065	to be (causatively · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular
LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
hosts	צְבָא֗וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
forsaken	עָזְב֤וּ 'a.ze.Vu	H5800	to loosen · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
covenant	בְרִֽיתְךָ֙ ve.ri.te.Kha	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
down	הָרָ֔סוּ ha.Ra.su	H2040	to pull down or in pieces · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
altars	מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָ miz.be.cho.Tei.kha	H4196	an altar · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
slain	הָרְג֣וּ ha.re.Gu	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
prophets	נְבִיאֶ֖יךָ ne.vi.'Ei.kha	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
sword	בֶחָ֑רֶב ve.Cha.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
left	וָֽאִוָּתֵ֤ר va.'i.va.Ter	H3498	to jut over or exceed · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
seek	וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ vay.vak.Shu	H1245	to search out (by any method · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
life	נַפְשִׁ֖י naf.Shi	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
away	לְקַחְתָּֽהּ le.kach.Tah	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

1 Kings 18:4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fe…
Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon…
1 Kings 18:22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
1 Kings 18:30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that wa…
Romans 11:2-4 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against…
Numbers 25:11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for m…
Numbers 25:13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 19:9-18

Here is, I. Elijah housed in a cave at Mount Horeb, which is called the mount of God, because on it God had formerly manifested his glory. And perhaps this was the same cave, or cleft of a rock, in which Moses was hidden when the Lord passed by before him and proclaimed his name, Exo 33:22. What Elijah proposed to himself in coming to lodge here, I cannot conceive, unless it was to indulge his melancholy, or to satisfy his curiosity and assist his faith and devotion with the sight of that famous place where the law was given and where so many great things were done, and hoping to meet with God himself there, where Moses met with him, or in token of his abandoning his people Israel, who hated…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 19:4

HE IS COMFORTED BY AN ANGEL. (Kg1 19:4-18) went a day's journey into the wilderness--on the way from Beer-sheba to Horeb--a wide expanse of sand hills, covered with the retem (not juniper, but broom shrubs), whose tall and spreading branches, with their white leaves, afford a very cheering and refreshing shade. His gracious God did not lose sight of His fugitive servant, but watched over him, and, miraculously ministering to his wants, enabled him, in a better but not wholly right frame of mind, by virtue of that supernatural supply, to complete his contemplated journey. In the solitude of Sinai, God appeared to instruct him. "What doest thou here, Elijah?" was a searching question addresse…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 19:10

I have been very jealous for the Lord - The picture which he draws here of apostate Israel is very affecting: - 1. They have forsaken thy covenant - They have now cleaved to and worshipped other gods. 2. Thrown down thine altars - Endeavoured, as much as they possibly could, to abolish thy worship, and destroy its remembrance from the land. 3. And slain thy prophets - That there might be none to reprove their iniquity, or teach the truth; so that the restoration of the true worship might be impossible. 4. I only, am left - They have succeeded in destroying all the rest of the prophets, and they are determined not to rest till they slay me.

Dictionary and topics

Elijah — Whose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made…
Elijah · .Es — .Es
Faithfulness · .Elijah — .Elijah
Forsaking God · Is forsaking: His covenant — Is forsaking: His covenant
Martyrdom · Exemplified: Prophets and Saints of old — Exemplified: Prophets and Saints of old
Murmuring · .Elijah — .Elijah
Prophets · The Jews: Often put them to death — The Jews: Often put them to death

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 19:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 19:9-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 19:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 19:10

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 19:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 19:9-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 19:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 19:10

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 19:10

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 19:9-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 19:9-10

Rashi on 1 Kings 19:10