1 Kings 19:10

I have been very jealous There is no boastfulness in these words. Elijah only opens his grief, and sets forth that he has done his utmost, but that, in spite of all, both king and people are still unrepentant.

have forsaken thy covenant For -thy covenant" the LXX. reads, in this verse but not in 14, -Thee." The portion of the covenant here referred to is Exodus 20:3, -Thou shalt have none other gods but Me." So forsaking the covenant is the same as forsaking God.

thrown down thine altars Elijah's language here implies that acceptable sacrifices had been offered to God in more places than one. In 1 Kings 18:30 the altar of Carmel is called -the altar of the Lord that was broken down." And there were probably many similar ones.

slain thy prophets The people appear to have assented to such acts of Jezebel and her agents as are mentioned in 1 Kings 18:4. Elijah also immediately includes them with Jezebel as seeking his life to take it away.

I only, am left Elijah speaks according to his own knowledge. No one had stood with him on Carmel. His words on that occasion (1 Kings 18:12) are the same as here.

Elijah's reply seems to indicate that he saw nothing more which could be done, and for this reason had sought solitude and refuge in flight.