Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Very jealous
Thrown down
They seek my life
General references
Bible References
Very jealous
Exodus 20:5
Do not worship them or serve them. I, Jehovah your God, am a God demanding exclusive devotion. (I do not tolerate rivals.) I will not share your affection with any other god. I punish children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.
Exodus 34:14
Do not worship any other god but Jehovah for his reputation is filled with zeal, and he is a God who demands exclusive devotion.
Numbers 25:11
Jehovah said to Moses: Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of the priest Aaron, turned my fury away from the Israelites. Since he stood up for me, I did not have to stand up for myself and destroy them.
Psalm 69:9
Zeal for your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
Psalm 119:139
My zeal has consumed me, for the reason that my adversaries have forgotten your words.
John 2:17
His disciples remembered what was written. 'Zeal for your house shall eat me up.' (Psalm 69:9)
Thrown down
1 Kings 19:14
He replied: I have been very zealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts. The children of Israel have not kept your agreement. They have torn down your altars. They killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I, am the only one living. Now they seek to take my life.
1 Kings 18:4
When Jezebel massacred the prophets of Jehovah, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and hid them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.
Jeremiah 2:30
I have punished your children without results. They did not respond to correction. You killed my prophets like a raging lion.
Hosea 5:11
Ephraim is oppressed. He is crushed in judgment because he was content to walk after man's command.
Micah 6:16
The statutes of Omri and the works of the house of Ahab are observed. You walk in their counsels. I will make you desolation! The inhabitants will be hissed. You will bear the reproach of my people.
Micah 7:2
The godly (loyal) (holy) man has perished from the earth. There is none upright among men! They all lie in wait for blood. Every man hunts his own brother with a net.
I only
1 Kings 18:4
When Jezebel massacred the prophets of Jehovah, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and hid them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.
1 Kings 20:13
A prophet approached King Ahab of Israel and said: This is what Jehovah says: 'Have you seen this large army? I will hand it over to you today. Then you will know that I am Jehovah.'
1 Kings 22:8
Ahab answered: There is one more, Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, always something bad. The king should not say such things! Jehoshaphat replied.
Romans 11:2
God has not rejected his people whom he first knew. Do you remember what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he made intercession to God against Israel?
They seek my life
1 Kings 19:2
She sent a message to Elijah: May the gods strike me dead if by this time tomorrow I do not do the same thing to you that you did to the prophets.
1 Kings 18:10
By the life of Jehovah your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you. When they said: He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
General references
Matthew 21:35
The workmen attacked his servants, striking one with a stone and killing the other.