1 Kings 18:16

THE MESSAGE

So Obadiah went straight to Ahab and told him. And Ahab went out to meet Elijah.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Hebrew Names Version
So `Ovadyah went to meet Ach'av, and told him; and Ach'av went to meet Eliyah.

King James Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

English Standard Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New Century Version
So Obadiah went to Ahab and told him where Elijah was. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New English Translation
When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah.

Amplified Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New American Standard Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and informed him; then Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and tolde him: And Ahab went to meete Eliiah.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Contemporary English Version
Obadiah left and told Ahab where to find Elijah. Ahab went to meet Elijah,

Complete Jewish Bible
So ‘Ovadyah went, found Ach'av and told him; and Ach'av went to meet Eliyahu.

Darby Translation
Then Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Easy-to-Read Version
So Obadiah went to King Ahab and told him where Elijah was. King Ahab went to meet Elijah.

George Lamsa Translation
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told Ahab; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Good News Translation
So Obadiah went to King Ahab and told him, and Ahab set off to meet Elijah.

Lexham English Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and he told him, so Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Literal Translation
And Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then wete Abdia to mete Achab, & tolde him. And Achab wete for to mete Elias.

American Standard Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Bible in Basic English
So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So Obadia went to meete Ahab, and tolde him: And Ahab went to meete Elias.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

King James Version (1611)
So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meete Eliiah.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Abdiu went to meet Achaab, and told him: and Achaab hasted forth, and went to meet Eliu.

English Revised Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Berean Standard Bible
So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Abdie yede in to the metyng of Achab, and schewide to hym; and Achab cam in to the meetyng of Elie.

Young's Literal Translation
And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth [it] to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,

Update Bible Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Webster's Bible Translation
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

World English Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New King James Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New Living Translation
So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come, and Ahab went out to meet Elijah.

New Life Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New Revised Standard
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him, - and, Ahab, went to meet, Elijah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Abdias therefore went to meet Achab, and told him: and Achab came to meet Elias.

Revised Standard Version
So Obadi'ah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Eli'jah.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Contextual Overview

¹A long time passed. Then God 's word came to Elijah. The drought was now in its third year. The message: "Go and present yourself to Ahab; I'm about to make it rain on the country." Elijah set out to present himself to Ahab. The drought in Samaria at the time was most severe. ³Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah feared God —he was very devout. Earlier, when Jezebel had tried to kill off all the prophets of God , Obadiah had hidden away a hundred of them in two caves, fifty in a cave, and then supplied them with food and water. ⁵Ahab ordered Obadiah, "Go through the country; locate every spring and every stream. Let's see if we can find enough grass to keep our horses and mules from dying." So they divided the country between them for the search—Ahab went one way, Obadiah the other. ⁷ Obadiah went his way and suddenly there he was—Elijah! Obadiah fell on his knees, bowing in reverence, and exclaimed, "Is it really you—my master Elijah?" ⁸ "Yes," said Elijah, "the real me. Now go and tell your boss, ‘I've seen Elijah.'" ⁹Obadiah said, "But what have I done to deserve this? Ahab will kill me. As surely as your God lives, there isn't a country or kingdom where my master hasn't sent out search parties looking for you. And if they said, ‘We can't find him; we've looked high and low,' he would make that country or kingdom swear that you were not to be found. And now you're telling me, ‘Go and tell your master Elijah's found!' The minute I leave you the Spirit of God will whisk you away to who knows where. Then when I report to Ahab, you'll have disappeared and Ahab will kill me. And I've served God devoutly since I was a boy! Hasn't anyone told you what I did when Jezebel was out to kill the prophets of God , how I risked my life by hiding a hundred of them, fifty to a cave, and made sure they got food and water? And now you're telling me to draw attention to myself by announcing to my master, ‘Elijah's been found.' Why, he'll kill me for sure." ¹⁵ Elijah said, "As surely as God -of-the-Angel-Armies lives, and before whom I take my stand, I'll meet with your master face-to-face this very day." ¹⁶ So Obadiah went straight to Ahab and told him. And Ahab went out to meet Elijah.

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Cross-References

Acts 15:3
After they were sent off and on their way, they told everyone they met as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria about the breakthrough to the non-Jewish outsiders. Everyone who heard the news cheered—it was terrific news!

Acts 21:5
When our time was up, they escorted us out of the city to the docks. Everyone came along—men, women, children. They made a farewell party of the occasion! We all kneeled together on the beach and prayed. Then, after another round of saying good-bye, we climbed on board the ship while they drifted back to their homes.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him,.... That Elijah was in such a place, and had desired him to inform him of it, and was ready to appear before him that day wherever he pleased; for upon the prophet's oath Obadiah was entirely satisfied, and was in no fear of delivering the message:

and Ahab went to meet Elijah; though perhaps the bold message of the prophet might make him fear he had something to say to him not very agreeable.