1 Kings 19:14

NASB

1 Kings 19:14

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

King James Version

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because 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.

Holman Bible

“I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.”

International Standard Version

"I've been very zealous for the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies," he replied. "The Israelis have abandoned your covenant, demolished your altars, executed your prophets with swords, and I that's right, just me! am the only one left. Now they're seeking my life, to get rid of me!"

A Conservative Version

And he said, I have been very jealous for LORD, the God of hosts. For the sons 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 lif

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

He said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts (armies), because the sons of Israel have abandoned (broken) Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I, only I, am left; and they seek to take away my life.”

Bible in Basic English

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 had your altars broken down, 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.

Darby Translation

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 am left, I alone, and they seek my life, to take it away.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Being zealous, I was zealous for Jehovah the God of armies, for the sons of Israel forsook thy covenant; thine altars they tore down, and thy prophets they killed with the sword, and I alone shall be left; and they will seek my soul to take it

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

He said, "I have been very zealous for Yahweh the God of Hosts, for the {Israelites} have forsaken your covenant, demolished your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; I alone am left, and they seek to take my life!"

Modern King James verseion

And he said, I have been very zealous for Jehovah, the God of Hosts, because the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, have thrown down Your altars, and have slain Your prophets with the sword. And I, I alone, am left. And they seek to take my life away.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he answered, "I was jealous for the LORD God of Hosts' sake: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant and have cast down thine altars and slain thy prophets with the sword, and I only am left, and they seek my soul to have it."

NET Bible

He answered, "I have been absolutely loyal to the Lord, the sovereign God, even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life."

New Heart English Bible

He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

The Emphasized Bible

And he said - Very jealous, have I been, for Yahweh, God of hosts, because the sons of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thine altars, have they thrown down, thy prophets also, have they slain with the sword, - and, I alone, am left, and they rove sought my life, to take it.

Webster

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

World English Bible

He said, "I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

Youngs Literal Translation

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.'

Themes

Christian ministers » God's care of

Elijah » Piety of

Elijah » Three times fed with divine supplies » Not infallible in judgment

Elijah » Despondency and complaints of

Elijah » Flees » Wilderness » Damascus

Elijah » Escapes to the wilderness from the fierceness of jezebel

Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab

Trouble » Instances of » Elijah, under the juniper tree and in the cave

Topics

eagerness

Faithfulness, Examples Of

Prophets, Lives Of

Rejection Of God

Destruction Of The Temple

Killing Prophets

Forsaking God's Things

Sole Survivors

Only One Person

Breaking The Covenant

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And he said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

I have been very

H7065

קנא
Qana'

jealous, envy, jealousy, envious, zealous, very, zeal

Usage: 34

jealous

H7065

קנא
Qana'

jealous, envy, jealousy, envious, zealous, very, zeal

Usage: 34

for the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

God

H430

אלהים
'elohiym

God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly

Usage: 2600

of hosts

H6635

צבאה צבא
Tsaba'

host, war, army, battle, service, appointed time, warfare, soldiers, company,

Usage: 483

because the children

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

of Israel

H3478

ישׂראל
Yisra'el

Israel, Israelites

Usage: 2505

have forsaken

H5800

עזב
`azab

forsake, leave, leave off, faileth, fortify, help, committeth, destitute, refuseth, surely

Usage: 28

thy covenant

H1285

בּרית
B@riyth

covenant, league, confederacy, confederate, confederate

Usage: 284

thrown down

H2040

הרס
Harac

throw down, break down, overthrow, destroy, pull down, break through, ruined, beat down, pluck down, break, destroyers, utterly

Usage: 43

thine altars

H4196

מזבּח
Mizbeach

altar

Usage: 401

and slain

H2026

הרג
Harag

slay, kill, kill..., murderer, destroyed, murder, out of hand, made, put, slain s, slayer, surely

Usage: 166

thy prophets

H5030

נביא
Nabiy'

prophet, prophecy, them that prophesy, prophet , variant

Usage: 315

with the sword

H2719

חרב
Chereb

sword, knife, dagger, axes, mattocks, TOOL, sword

Usage: 413

and I, even I only, am left

H3498

יתר
Yathar

leave, remain, rest, remainder, remnant, reserved, residue, plenteous, behind, excel, much, preserve

Usage: 107

and they seek

H1245

בּקשׁ
Baqash

seek, require, request, seek out, enquired, besought, ask, sought for, begging, desire, get, inquisition, procureth

Usage: 225

my life

H5315

נפשׁ
Nephesh

soul, life, person, mind, heart, creature, body, himself, yourselves, dead, will, desire, man, themselves, any, appetite,

Usage: 753

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 19:14

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 19317
1 Kings Rank: 563
10 Topics
8 Themes
11 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
11 Phrases
3 Names
4 References

Context Readings

Elijah Encounters Yahweh At Horeb

¹³ When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ¹⁴ Then he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” ¹⁵ The Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you have arrived, you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram;