1 Kings 18:16

New Life Version

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went 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 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.

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

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

Contextual Overview

¹ After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, "Go show yourself to Ahab. And I will send rain upon the earth." ² So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the time without food was very hard in Samaria. ³ And Ahab called Obadiah who was the boss over his house. (Now Obadiah had much fear of the Lord. ⁴ For when Jezebel destroyed the men who spoke for the Lord, Obadiah took 100 of these men and hid them by fifties in a cave. And he fed them with bread and water.) ⁵ Then Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the wells of water and to all the valleys. It may be that we will find grass and keep the horses and donkeys alive, and not lose some of the animals. ⁶ So they divided the land between them to pass through it. Ahab went one way by himself. And Obadiah went another way by himself. ⁷ As Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him. Obadiah knew who he was, and fell on his face and said, "Is it you, my lord Elijah?" ⁸ He answered, "It is I. Go and tell your owner, ‘See, Elijah is here.'" ⁹ Obadiah said, "What sin have I done? Why are you giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to be killed? ¹⁰ As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation where the king has not sent men to look for you. And when they said, ‘He is not here,' he made the nation prove that they could not find you.

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Cross-References

Acts 15:3
The church sent them on their way. They went through the countries of Phoenicia and Samaria and told how those who were not Jews were turning to God. This made the Christians very happy.

Acts 20:38
What made them sad most of all was he said that they would never see his face again. Then they went with him to the ship.

Acts 21:5
When our time was up, we left there and went on our way. All of them with their wives and children went with us out of town. They got down on their knees on the shore and prayed.

Romans 15:24
I hope I can now. I am making plans to go to the country of Spain. On my way there I will stop and visit you. After I have had the joy of visiting you for awhile, you can help me on my way again.

3 John 1:6
They have told the church about your love. It will be good for you to help them on their way as God would have you.

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.