² So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods punish me and do so severely^(A) if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow!”

¹⁴ “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.”^(A)