1 Kings 18:6
4 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.)
5 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.”
So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.
7 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?”
8 “It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”
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.
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- BSB
- So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.
- KJV
- So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
- WEB
- So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
- ASV
- So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
- DARBY
- And they divided the land between them to pass through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
- BLB
- And they divided between them the land to explore it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went one way by himself.
- ÅB
- Så delte de landet som de skulle dra igjennom, mellom seg; Akab dro en vei for seg, og Obadja dro en annen vei for seg.
- OTB
- Så delte de landet mellom seg for å utforske det; Akab dro en vei for seg selv, og Obadja dro en annen vei for seg selv.
- B1930
- Så delte de landet som de skulde dra igjennem, mellem sig; Akab drog en vei for sig, og Obadja drog en annen vei for sig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 14:3
The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
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