1 Raja-raja 18:4

18:4 When Jezebel was killing ¹  the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty. He also brought them food and water.)

1 Raja-raja 18:13

18:13 Certainly my master is aware of what I did ²  when Jezebel was killing the Lord’s prophets. I hid one hundred of the Lord’s prophets in two caves in two groups of fifty and I brought them food and water.

1 Raja-raja 19:10-18

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ³  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ⁴  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ⁵  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ⁶  19:11 The Lord ⁷  said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord. Look, the Lord is ready to pass by.”

A very powerful wind went before the Lord, digging into the mountain and causing landslides, ⁸  but the Lord was not in the wind. After the windstorm there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 19:12 After the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a soft whisper. ⁹  19:13 When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden ¹⁰  a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?” 19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ¹¹  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ¹²  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ¹³  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ¹⁴  19:15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came and then head for the Desert of Damascus. Go and anoint Hazael king over Syria. 19:16 You must anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to take your place as prophet. 19:17 Jehu will kill anyone who escapes Hazael’s sword, and Elisha will kill anyone who escapes Jehu’s sword. 19:18 I still have left in Israel seven thousand followers who have not bowed their knees to Baal or kissed the images of him.” ¹⁵ 

Nehemia 9:26

9:26 “Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. ¹⁶  They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.

Yeremia 2:30

2:30 “It did no good for me to punish your people.

They did not respond to such correction.

You slaughtered your prophets

like a voracious lion.” ¹⁷ 

[18:4]  ¹ tn Heb “cutting off.”

[18:13]  ² tn Heb “Has it not been told to my master what I did…?” The rhetorical question expects an answer, “Of course it has!”

[19:10]  ³ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ⁴ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[19:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “tearing away the mountains and breaking the cliffs” (or perhaps, “breaking the stones”).

[19:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “a voice, calm, soft.”

[19:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “look.”

[19:14]  ¹¹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:14]  ¹² tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[19:18]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “I have kept in Israel seven thousand, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and all the mouths that have not kissed him.”

[9:26]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “they cast your law behind their backs.”

[2:30]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Your sword devoured your prophets like a destroying lion.” However, the reference to the sword in this and many similar idioms is merely idiomatic for death by violent means.