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Clementine Latin Vulgate
1 Paralipomenon 18:3
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Concordances:
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- CondensedParallel Translations
Vocavitque Achab Abdiam dispensatorem domus suæ: Abdias autem timebat Dominum valde.
Vocavitque Achab Abdiam dispensatorem domus suae. Abdias autem timebat Dominum valde;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Obadiah: Heb. Obadiahu
the governor of his house: Heb. over his house. Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 41:40
feared the Lord: 1 Kings 18:12, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 42:18, 2 Kings 4:1, Nehemiah 5:15, Nehemiah 7:2, Proverbs 14:26, Malachi 3:16, Matthew 10:28, Acts 10:2, Acts 10:35
Reciprocal: Exodus 18:21 - such as 1 Kings 18:8 - thy lord Psalms 19:9 - The fear Matthew 10:41 - that receiveth a prophet Matthew 25:17 - he also
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house,.... Perhaps his steward: the Jews m take him to be Obadiah the prophet, who wrote the small prophecy that goes by his name:
(now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:) who, though he did not go up to Jerusalem to worship, which ceremonial service was dispensed with in him, yet he did not worship the calves, nor Baal, but served the Lord in a spiritual manner.
m T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 39. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Obadiahâs name, âservant of Yahweh,â indicates his religious character. It corresponds to the modern Arabic name Abdallah. Ahab could scarcely have been ignorant of Obadiahâs faithfulness to Yahweh; and it tells in favor of the monarchâs tolerance that he should have maintained an adherent of the old religion in so important an office. There seems to be no doubt that the worst deeds of Ahabâs reign sprang less from his own free will and natural disposition than from the evil counsels, or rather perhaps the imperious requirements, of his wife.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 18:3. Obadiah feared the Lord greatly — He was a sincere and zealous worshipper of the true God, and his conduct towards the persecuted prophets was the full proof both of his piety and humanity.
