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1 Kings 18:8

Elijah

6 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?”

“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”

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.

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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
“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”
KJV
And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
WEB
He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’”
ASV
And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
DARBY
And he said to him, I [am he]: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!
BLB
And he answered him, “[It is] I. Go, tell your master, ‘Behold, Elijah.’”
ÅB
Han svarte: Ja, det er jeg; gå og si til din herre: Elias er her!
OTB
Og han sa til ham: "Ja, det er meg. Gå, fortell din herre: 'Se, Elia er her.'"
B1930
Han svarte: Ja, det er jeg; gå og si til din herre: Elias er her!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 18:3

    and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,

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  • Romans 13:7

    Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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  • 1 Peter 2:17–18

    Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

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