1 Kings 18:14
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.
And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
15 Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
16 So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
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 lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
- KJV
- And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
- WEB
- Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will kill me.”
- ASV
- And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]; and he will slay me.
- DARBY
- And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.
- BLB
- And you say, ‘Go, tell your master: Behold, Elijah.’ And He will kill me!”
- ÅB
- Og nå sier du: Gå og si til din herre: Elias er her! Og så dreper han meg.
- OTB
- Nå sier du til meg: 'Gå, fortell din herre: "Se, Elia er her"'; da vil han drepe meg."
- B1930
- Og nu sier du: Gå og si til din herre: Elias er her! Og så dreper han mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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