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1 Kings 18:10

8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
KJV
As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
WEB
As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he took an oath of the kingdom and nation that they didn’t find you.
ASV
As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
DARBY
As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom whither my lord has not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not [here], he took an oath of the kingdom or nation that they found thee not.
BLB
[As] YHWH your God lives, there is neither nation nor kingdom where my master has not sent to hunt for you. And they said, ‘[He is] not [here].’ And from the kingdom or the nation he took an oath that they could not find you.
ÅB
Så sant Herren din Gud lever: Det finnes ikke det folk eller det rike som min herre ikke har sendt bud til for å oppsøke deg; og når de sa: Han er ikke her, lot han det rike og det folk sverge på at de ikke hadde funnet deg.
OTB
Så sant Herren din Gud lever, det er ikke nasjon eller rike hvor min herre ikke har sendt for å lete etter deg; og når de sa: 'Han er ikke her,' fikk han nasjonen eller riket til å sverge på at de ikke kunne finne deg.
B1930
Så sant Herren din Gud lever: Det finnes ikke det folk eller det rike som min herre ikke har sendt bud til for å opsøke dig; og når de sa: Han er ikke her, lot han det rike og det folk sverge på at de ikke hadde funnet dig.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 17:1

    And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

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  • Psalms 10:2

    The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

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  • 1 Kings 18:15

    And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.

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  • 1 Samuel 29:6

    Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

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  • 1 Kings 17:9

    Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

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  • Jeremiah 26:20–23

    And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:

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  • 1 Kings 17:12

    And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

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  • John 8:59

    Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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