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1 Kings 18:11

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 18:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
1 Kings 18:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
9And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
10As 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.
11And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
12And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.
13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah`s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]; and he will slay me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And now thou sayest, go tell thy lord, behold, Elijah is here.] Which, if I should not be able to make good, would be of fatal consequence to me; and that it is plain he feared, by what he next says.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Go: tell they lord, Kg1 18:8, Kg1 18:14 3 Kings (1 Kings) 18:12”
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