1 Reyes 18:10

10 Te juro por el Señor
tu Dios que el rey te ha buscado en cada nación y reino de la tierra, desde un extremo hasta el otro ha procurado encontrarte. Cada vez que alguien le afirmaba: “Elías no está aquí”, el rey Acab obligaba al rey de esa nación a jurar que había dicho la verdad.

1 Reyes 18:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 18:10

As the Lord thy God liveth
Which is the form of an oath he thought fit to make, to ascertain the truth of what he was about to say: there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek
thee;
which is either an hyperbolical expression, signifying he had sought for him in many places, and in every place he could think of; or it must be understood either of the ten tribes, which were as so many nations and kingdoms as they had been; or were more in the times of the Canaanites; or of the nations round about, that were in alliance with or tributary to the king of Israel: and when they said, he is not there, he took an oath of the kingdom and
nation that they found thee not;
which he might exact of his own subjects, but could not of other nations, unless they were free to it of themselves; or he might take it of their ambassadors or merchants that came into his land, of whom he inquired, and adjured them to tell him the truth.

1 Reyes 18:10 In-Context

8 —Sí, soy yo —contestó Elías—. Ahora ve y dile a tu amo: “Elías está aquí”.

9 —¡Ay, señor! —protestó Abdías—, ¿qué daño te he hecho para que me mandes a morir a manos de Acab?

10 Te juro por el Señor
tu Dios que el rey te ha buscado en cada nación y reino de la tierra, desde un extremo hasta el otro ha procurado encontrarte. Cada vez que alguien le afirmaba: “Elías no está aquí”, el rey Acab obligaba al rey de esa nación a jurar que había dicho la verdad.

11 Y ahora tú me dices: “Ve y dile a tu amo: ‘Elías está aquí’”.

12 Apenas yo te deje, el Espíritu del Señor
te llevará a quién sabe dónde y cuando Acab llegue aquí y no te encuentre, me matará. Te recuerdo que toda mi vida he sido un fiel siervo del Señor
.