1 Kings 19 · Verse 1

1 Kings 19:1

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 other translations

BSBNow Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
WEBAhab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
ASVAnd Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
YLTAnd Ahab declareth to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all the prophets by the sword,
DARBYAnd Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and in detail how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
BBEAhab gave Jezebel news of all Elijah had done, and how he had put all the prophets to death with the sword.
WebsterAnd Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

What does 1 Kings 19:1 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Ahab tells Jezebel what Elijah had done; she is enraged, and threatens to take away his life, 1Kgs 19:1, 1Kgs 19:2. He leaves Jezreel, and comes to Beer-sheba, and thence to the wilderness, where he is fed and encouraged by an angel, 1Kgs 19:3-9. His complaint and the vision by which God instructs him, 1Kgs 19:10-14. He is sent to Damascus, in order to anoint Hazael king over Syria, and Jehu king over Israel, 1Kgs 19:15-18. He meets with Elisha, who becomes his servant, 1Kgs 19:19-21. Verse 1 Ahab told Jezebel - Probably with no evil design against Elijah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-8
Jezebel sent Elijah a threatening message. Carnal hearts are hardened and enraged against God, by that which should convince and conquer them. Great faith is not always alike strong. He might be serviceable to Israel at this time, and had all reason to depend upon God's protection, while doing God's work; yet he flees. His was not the deliberate desire of grace, as Paul's, to depart and be with Christ. God thus left Elijah to himself, to show that when he was bold and strong, it was in the Lord, and the power of his might; but of himself he was no better than his fathers. God knows what he designs us for, though we do not, what services, what trials, and he will take care that we are furnished with grace sufficient.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 19:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.Gedand he toldH5046
אַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvAhabH256
לְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velto JezebelH348
אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452
וְאֵ֨תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
הָרַ֛גha.Raghe had killedH2026
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030
בֶּחָֽרֶב\׃be.Cha.revwith the swordH2719

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 19:1

  • 1 Kings 18:40

    And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

  • 1 Kings 21:25

    But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

  • 1 Kings 21:5-7

    But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

  • 1 Kings 16:31

    And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beer-sheba.
4 In the wilderness, being weary of his life, he is comforted by an angel.
9 At Horeb God appears unto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha.
19 Elisha, taking leave of his friends, follows Elijah.

Ahab.
16:31; 21:5-7,25
how he had slain.
18:40

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 19:1

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

  • 1 Kings 19:2

    Then 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.

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1 Kings 19:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ACHAB dió la nueva á Jezabel de todo lo que Elías había hecho, de como había muerto á cuchillo á todos los profetas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et Achab raconta à Jézabel tout ce qu’Élie avait fait, et, en détail, comment il avait tué par l’épée tous les prophètes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Ahab berichtete der Isebel alles, was Elia getan hatte, und alles, wie er alle Propheten mit dem Schwerte getötet hätte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nuntiavit autem Achab Jezabel omnia quæ fecerat Elias, et quomodo occidisset universos prophetas gladio.