1 Kings 19:1

And Achab told Izebel all that Elijah had done, and withal that he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

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In The King James Version

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

In Context

2Then sent Izebel a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So may the gods do to me, and may they thus continue, if about this time tomorrow I do not render thy life as the life of any one of them.

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Cross References

1 Kings 16:31And it came to pass, as if it had been too light a thing for him to walk in the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, that he took for wife Izebel the daughter of Ethba'al the king of the Zidonians, and went and served Ba'al, and worshipped him.

1 Kings 21:5But Izebel his wife came to him, and spoke unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad! and why eatest thou no food?

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 19:1

We left Elijah at the entrance of Jezreel, still appearing publicly, and all the people's eyes upon him. In this chapter we have him again absconding, and driven into obscurity, at a time when he could ill be spared; but we are to look upon it as a punishment to Israel for the insincerity and inconstancy of their reformation. When people will not learn it is just with God to remove their teachers into corners. Now observe, I. How he was driven into banishment by the malice of Jezebel his sworn enemy, ver. 1-3 .… Read the whole commentary →

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