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Good News Translation

1 Kings 18:8

"Yes, I'm Elijah," he answered. "Go and tell your master the king that I am here."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Doubting;   Elijah;   Obadiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Carmel;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Obadiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Gods and Goddesses, Pagan;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hospitality;   Zeal;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Obadiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahab;   Carmel;   Elijah;   Haggai;   Obadiah;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Obadiah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mount carmel;   Obadiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elijah;   Jezebel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Obadi'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Obadiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“It is I,” he replied. “Go tell your lord, ‘Elijah is here!’”
Hebrew Names Version
He answered him, It is I: go, tell your lord, Behold, Eliyah [is here].
King James Version
And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
English Standard Version
And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.'"
New Century Version
"Yes," Elijah answered. "Go tell your master that I am here."
New English Translation
He replied, "Yes, go and say to your master, ‘Elijah is back.'"
Amplified Bible
He answered him, "It is I. Go tell your master, 'Elijah is here.'"
New American Standard Bible
And he said to him, "It is I. Go, say to your master, 'Behold, Elijah is here.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he answered him, Yea, goe tell thy lord, Behold, Eliiah is here.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to him, "It is I. Go, say to your master, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.'"
Contemporary English Version
"Yes. Go tell Ahab I'm here."
Complete Jewish Bible
He answered, "Yes, it is I; go, tell your master, ‘Eliyahu is here.'"
Darby Translation
And he said to him, I [am he]: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!
Easy-to-Read Version
Elijah answered, "Yes, it is me. Now, go and tell your master, the king, that I am here."
George Lamsa Translation
And he answered him, It is I; then he said to him, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
Lexham English Bible
He said to him, "I am. Go, say to your lord, ‘Elijah is here.'"
Literal Translation
And he said to him, I am ; Go, say to your lord, Behold, Elijah!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: yee, go thy waye, and tell yi lorde: beholde, Elias is here.
American Standard Version
And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
Bible in Basic English
And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he aunswered him, I am he: Go, and tel thy lorde, beholde, Elias is here.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he answered him: 'It is I; go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here.'
King James Version (1611)
And he answered him, I am: goe, tell thy lord, Behold, Eliiah is here.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Eliu said to him, I am: go say to thy master, Behold, Eliu is here.
English Revised Version
And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
Berean Standard Bible
"It is I," he answered. "Go tell your master, 'Elijah is here!'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom he answeride, Y am. And Elie seide, Go thou, and seie to thi lord, Elie is present.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith to him, `I [am]; go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah.'
Update Bible Version
And he answered him, It is I: go, tell your lord, Look, Elijah [is here].
Webster's Bible Translation
And he answered him, I [am]: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
World English Bible
He answered him, It is I: go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
New King James Version
And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your master, "Elijah is here."'
New Living Translation
"Yes, it is," Elijah replied. "Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.'"
New Life Bible
He answered, "It is I. Go and tell your owner, ‘See, Elijah is here.'"
New Revised Standard
He answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your lord that Elijah is here."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said to him - I, am! Go, say to thy lord: Here, is, Elijah!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he answered: I am. Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here.
Revised Standard Version
And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your lord, 'Behold, Eli'jah is here.'"
THE MESSAGE
"Yes," said Elijah, "the real me. Now go and tell your boss, ‘I've seen Elijah.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to him, "It is I. Go, say to your master, 'Behold, Elijah is here."'

Contextual Overview

1 After some time, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, "Go and present yourself to King Ahab, and I will send rain." 2 So Elijah started out. The famine in Samaria was at its worst, 3 so Ahab called in Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Obadiah was a devout worshiper of the Lord , 4 and when Jezebel was killing the Lord 's prophets, Obadiah took a hundred of them, hid them in caves in two groups of fifty, and provided them with food and water.) 5 Ahab said to Obadiah, "Let us go and look at every spring and every stream bed in the land to see if we can find enough grass to keep the horses and mules alive. Maybe we won't have to kill any of our animals." 6 They agreed on which part of the land each one would explore, and set off in different directions. 7 As Obadiah was on his way, he suddenly met Elijah. He recognized him, bowed low before him, and asked, "Is it really you, sir?" 8 "Yes, I'm Elijah," he answered. "Go and tell your master the king that I am here." 9 Obadiah answered, "What have I done that you want to put me in danger of being killed by King Ahab? 10 By the living Lord , your God, I swear that the king has made a search for you in every country in the world. Whenever the ruler of a country reported that you were not in his country, Ahab would require that ruler to swear that you could not be found.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thy lord: 1 Kings 18:3, Romans 13:7, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 Peter 2:18

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:11 - Go

Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
He kept on urging them, and finally they went with him to his house. Lot ordered his servants to bake some bread and prepare a fine meal for the guests. When it was ready, they ate it.
Deuteronomy 32:14
Their cows and goats gave plenty of milk; they had the best sheep, goats, and cattle, the finest wheat, and the choicest wine.
Judges 5:25
Sisera asked for water, but she gave him milk; she brought him cream in a beautiful bowl.
Judges 13:15
Not knowing that it was the Lord 's angel, Manoah said to him, "Please do not go yet. Let us cook a young goat for you." But the angel said, "If I do stay, I will not eat your food. But if you want to prepare it, burn it as an offering to the Lord ."
Nehemiah 12:44
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Luke 12:37
How happy are those servants whose master finds them awake and ready when he returns! I tell you, he will take off his coat, have them sit down, and will wait on them.
Luke 17:8
Of course not! Instead, you say to him, ‘Get my supper ready, then put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may have your meal.'
Luke 24:30
He sat down to eat with them, took the bread, and said the blessing; then he broke the bread and gave it to them.
Luke 24:43
which he took and ate in their presence.
John 12:2
They prepared a dinner for him there, which Martha helped serve; Lazarus was one of those who were sitting at the table with Jesus.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he answered him, I am,.... He did not desire to be concealed, his orders were to show and make himself known to Ahab, and Obadiah was one of his domestic servants:

go tell thy lord, behold, Elijah is here; in such a place, ready to face him at any time. Elijah, by calling Ahab the lord of Obadiah, as he tacitly reproves him for calling him lord, shows reverence to Ahab as a king, and yet that he was fearless of him, as he was the prophet and ambassador of the Lord of hosts to him.


 
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