What Does 1 Kings 19:2 Mean?

“sent”

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

“Then Jezebel”

izebel, the wife of king ahab

“a messenger”

a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto Elijah”

elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other israelites

“saying”

to say (used with great latitude)

properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now

“do”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

“So let the gods”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now

“to me and more”

to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“about this time”

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc

“of them by to morrow”

properly, deferred, i.e., the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter

“also if I make”

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“as the life”

properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

“as the life”

properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

“of one”

properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first

they (only used when emphatic)