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.
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 19 connects to 10 cross-references. Jezebel threatens Elijah's life; he flees to the wilderness in despair, praying to die. An angel wakes him twice with food and water, sustaining him for forty days' journey to Horeb. God asks Elijah what he is doing there; after …
Other Translations
And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the 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.
And he saith, `I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant--Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life--to take it.'
And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have made destruction of your altars, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the only one living; and now they are attempting to take away my life.
Cross References
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a …
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen …
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous …
And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was …
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of …
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom …
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man …