1 Reyes 18:10

10 Tan cierto como que vive el SEÑOR su Dios, que no hay nación ni reino adonde mi amo no haya mandado a buscarlo. Y a quienes afirmaban que usted no estaba allí, él los hacía jurar que no lo habían encontrado.

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 —le respondió—. Ve a decirle a tu amo que aquí estoy.

9 —¿Qué mal ha hecho este servidor suyo —preguntó Abdías—, para que usted me entregue a Acab y él me mate?

10 Tan cierto como que vive el SEÑOR su Dios, que no hay nación ni reino adonde mi amo no haya mandado a buscarlo. Y a quienes afirmaban que usted no estaba allí, él los hacía jurar que no lo habían encontrado.

11 ¿Y ahora usted me ordena que vaya a mi amo y le diga que usted está aquí?

12 ¡Qué sé yo a dónde lo va a llevar el Espíritu del SEÑOR cuando nos separemos! Si voy y le digo a Acab que usted está aquí, y luego él no lo encuentra, ¡me matará! Tenga usted en cuenta que yo, su servidor, he sido fiel al SEÑOR desde mi juventud.