1 Reyes 19:2

2 Entonces Jezabel le mandó este mensaje a Elías: «Que los dioses me hieran e incluso me maten si mañana a esta hora yo no te he matado, así como tú los mataste a ellos».

1 Reyes 19:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 19:2

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah
In Jezreel, or near it, to frighten him away; not caring to seize him, and dispatch him, for fear of the people, in whom he had now a great interest; or otherwise it is not easy to account for it that she should give him notice of it; unless she scorned to do it privately, as some think, and was determined to make a public example of him; but being not as yet prepared for it, sends him word what he must expect, imagining that as he had the courage to appear, he would not flee; no doubt there was an hand of Providence in it, be it which it will, that he might have time to make his escape:

saying, so let the gods do to me, and more also;
the gods she served, Baal and Ashtaroth, and by whom she swore:

if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about
this time;
as one of the prophets Elijah had slain; she swore by her gods, and wished the greatest evils might befall her, if she did not lodge him in the state of the dead where they were in the space of twenty four hours; though Abarbinel thinks it is not an oath, but that the words and meaning of them are, so the gods do; it is their usual way, and they will go on to do so for the future, because of the holiness of their name; and therefore do not boast of slaying the prophets, or make use of that as an argument of their falsehood, for they will do the same by thee by tomorrow this time.

1 Reyes 19:2 In-Context

1 Elías huye a Sinaí
Cuando Acab llegó a su casa, le contó a Jezabel todo lo que Elías había hecho, incluso la manera en que había matado a todos los profetas de Baal.

2 Entonces Jezabel le mandó este mensaje a Elías: «Que los dioses me hieran e incluso me maten si mañana a esta hora yo no te he matado, así como tú los mataste a ellos».

3 Elías tuvo miedo y huyó para salvar su vida. Se fue a Beerseba, una ciudad de Judá, y dejó allí a su sirviente.

4 Luego siguió solo todo el día hasta llegar al desierto. Se sentó bajo un solitario árbol de retama y pidió morirse: «Basta ya, Señor
; quítame la vida, porque no soy mejor que mis antepasados que ya murieron».

5 Entonces se acostó y durmió debajo del árbol. Mientras dormía, un ángel lo tocó y le dijo: «¡Levántate y come!».