John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 18:11

"And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]." — 1 Kings 18:11 (ASV)

And now you say, go tell your lord, behold, Elijah is
here .
] Which, if I should not be able to make good, would be of fatal consequence to me; and that it is plain he feared, by what he next says.