1 Kings 19:1 (GNV)

Passage

Now Ahab tolde Iezebel all that Eliiah had done, and how he had slaine all the prophets with the sword.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 19:1 Now Ahab tolde Iezebel all that Eliiah had done, and how he had slaine all the prophets with the sword.

1 Kings 19:2 Then Iezebel sent a messenger vnto Eliiah, saying, The gods doe so to me and more also, if I make not thy life like one of their liues by to morowe this time.

1 Kings 19:3 When he sawe that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which is in Iudah, and left his seruant there.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ahab", "tolde", "iezebel", "eliiah", "done", "slaine", "prophets", and "sword". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ahab" and "tolde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Then Iezebel sent a messenger vnto Eliiah...", so "ahab" and "tolde" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ahab" and "tolde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.