Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the LORD. New Living Translation So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Obadiah was a devoted follower of the LORD. English Standard Version And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly, Berean Standard Bible and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD, King James Bible And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: New King James Version And Ahab had called Obadiah, who was in charge of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly. New American Standard Bible Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly; NASB 1995 Ahab called Obadiah who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly; NASB 1977 And Ahab called Obadiah who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly; Legacy Standard Bible And Ahab called Obadiah who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly. Amplified Bible Ahab called Obadiah who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly; Christian Standard Bible Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a man who greatly feared the LORD Holman Christian Standard Bible Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a man who greatly feared the LORD American Standard Version And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly: English Revised Version And Ahab called Obadiah, which was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: GOD'S WORD® Translation Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a devout worshiper of the LORD. Good News Translation so Ahab called in Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Obadiah was a devout worshiper of the LORD, International Standard Version Ahab called for Obadiah, his household supervisor. This man, who feared the LORD very much, Majority Standard Bible and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD, NET Bible So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the LORD. New Heart English Bible And Ahab summoned Obadiah, the steward of the house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly. Webster's Bible Translation And Ahab called Obadiah who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: World English Bible Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly; Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Ahab calls to Obadiah, who [is] over the house—and Obadiah has been fearing YHWH greatly, Young's Literal Translation and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who is over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly, Smith's Literal Translation And Ahab will call for Obadiaha who was over the house. (And Obadiaha was fearing Jehovah greatly: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Achab called Abdias the governor of his house: now Abdias feared the Lord very much. Catholic Public Domain Version And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household. Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly. New American Bible and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, master of his palace, who greatly revered the LORD. New Revised Standard Version Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah revered the LORD greatly; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his household. (Now Obadiah revered the LORD greatly; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Akhab called Oubdaya his Steward, and Oubdaya was worshiping before LORD JEHOVAH greatly. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household.--Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly; Brenton Septuagint Translation And Achaab called Abdiu the steward. Now Abdiu feared the Lord greatly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elijah Confronts Ahab…2So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria, 3and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD, 4for 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.)… Cross References 1 Kings 16:29-33 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. / However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. / And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. ... 1 Kings 17:1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” 1 Kings 19:1-2 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. / So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!” 2 Kings 18:4 He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. 2 Kings 9:7 And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel. 2 Chronicles 22:2-4 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. / Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father. 2 Chronicles 28:1-4 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD. / Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals. / Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. ... Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. Psalm 106:28-29 They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. / So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. Jeremiah 2:8 The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols. Matthew 14:1-5 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus / and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” / Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, ... Matthew 23:29-36 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ... Mark 6:17-20 For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married. / For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!” / So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable, ... Luke 3:19-20 But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done, / Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison. Luke 11:47-51 Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ... Treasury of Scripture And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: Obadiah [heb] Obadiahu Genesis 24:2,10 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: … Genesis 39:4,5,9 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand… Genesis 41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. feared the Lord 1 Kings 18:12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. Genesis 22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. Genesis 42:18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: Jump to Previous Ahab Believer Charge Controller Devout Fear Feared Fearing Governor Greatly House Household King's Obadiah Obadi'ah Palace Revered Steward SummonedJump to Next Ahab Believer Charge Controller Devout Fear Feared Fearing Governor Greatly House Household King's Obadiah Obadi'ah Palace Revered Steward Summoned1 Kings 18 1. In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah9. Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah 17. Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets 41. Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel And Ahab summoned Obadiah The name "Ahab" is derived from the Hebrew "אַחְאָב" (Ach'av), meaning "brother of the father." Ahab was the seventh king of Israel, known for his idolatry and marriage to Jezebel, which led Israel into sin. His summoning of Obadiah indicates a moment of political or administrative importance, as Obadiah held a significant position. The act of summoning suggests authority and urgency, reflecting the dire circumstances of the drought in Israel. who was in charge of the palace (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet summoned וַיִּקְרָ֣א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Obadiah, עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ (‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5662: Obadiah -- 'servant of Yah', the name of a number of Israelites who אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was in charge of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the palace. הַבָּ֑יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house (Now Obadiah וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּ (wə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5662: Obadiah -- 'servant of Yah', the name of a number of Israelites greatly מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily feared יָרֵ֛א (yā·rê) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links 1 Kings 18:3 NIV1 Kings 18:3 NLT 1 Kings 18:3 ESV 1 Kings 18:3 NASB 1 Kings 18:3 KJV 1 Kings 18:3 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 18:3 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 18:3 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 18:3 French Bible 1 Kings 18:3 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 18:3 Ahab called Obadiah who was over (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |