Obadiah (1 Kings 18)

Obadiah (1 Kings 18) is a man living at the time of the divided monarchy. He is named in 6 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Kings 18:3.

Verses

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 18:3
  And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
• 1 Kings 18:4
  For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)
• 1 Kings 18:5
  And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”
• 1 Kings 18:6
  So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.
• 1 Kings 18:7
  And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
• 1 Kings 18:16
  So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.

Notes

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