1 Kings 18:10As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, where my lord has not sent to seek you. When they said, 'He is not here,' he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they didn't find you.
The setting
Mount Carmel region, northern Israel, ~860 BC. Obadiah, palace administrator, encounters Elijah after three years of drought and manhunt...
The emotion here: terrified of being caught helping Elijah
The original word
biqesh (בִּקֵּשׁ) — to seek intensively, hunt down relentlessly
Why it matters
Ahab's search was international — he made foreign kings swear oaths they hadn't harbored Elijah
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 18:10
Obadiah is risking his life just talking to Elijah — being seen with him meant death
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows Ahab's power, but it actually reveals his desperation — three years searching and still couldn't find one man God was protecting.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Kings 18:10
Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 18:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 18:10 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Obadiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, manhunt, desperation. Notable phrases: As Yahweh your God lives; no nation or kingdom.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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