1 Kings 18:11
9 But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?
10 As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’
12 I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
13 Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’
- KJV
- And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
- WEB
- Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’
- ASV
- And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
- DARBY
- And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!
- BLB
- And you say, ‘Go, tell your master: Behold, Elijah!’
- ÅB
- Og nå sier du: Gå og si til din herre: Elias er her!
- OTB
- Og nå sier du til meg: 'Gå, fortell din herre: "Se, Elia er her."'
- B1930
- Og nu sier du: Gå og si til din herre: Elias er her!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 18:8
“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”
Read in context1 Kings 18:14
And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
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