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1 Kings 18:9

Ahab
Fear

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!’”

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.

11 And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’

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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
But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?
KJV
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
WEB
He said, “How have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?
ASV
And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
DARBY
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to put me to death?
BLB
And he said, “How have I sinned, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?
ÅB
Men han sa: Hva synd har jeg gjort, siden du overgir din tjener i Akabs hånd, så han dreper meg?
OTB
Men han sa: "Hva galt har jeg gjort, siden du overgir din tjener til Akab for å bli drept?
B1930
Men han sa: Hvad synd har jeg gjort, siden du overgir din tjener i Akabs hånd, så han dreper mig?

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Cross references

  • Exodus 5:21

    “May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”

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  • 1 Kings 17:18

    “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

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  • 1 Kings 18:12

    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.

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