1 Kings 18:16

1 Kings 18:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
• New International Version (NIV)So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Context of 1 Kings 18:16

14And now you are saying, ‘Go, tell your master, “Elijah is here” ’; and he will kill me.” 15Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts (armies) lives, before whom I stand, I will certainly show myself to Ahab today.” So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?” 18Elijah said, “I have not brought disaster on Israel, but you and your father’s household have, by abandoning (rejecting) the commandments of the Lord and by following the Baals.

1 Kings 18:16 word by word

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ לִקְרַ֥את אַחְאָ֖ב וַיַּגֶּד־ל֑וֹ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחְאָ֖ב לִקְרַ֥את אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ‛ôbadyâh ‛ôbadyâhû · ObadiahH5662
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:16

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18troubler: Although Elijah announced the drought (1 Kings 17:1), Ahab and his family caused God's judgment on Israel. They broke the covenant and promoted Baal worship (see Leviticus 26:19; Deuteronomy 28:15, 23; 2 Chronicles 7:13; Jeremiah 14:1–7; Amos 4:7–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-167-16. Obadiah was in the way ... Elijah met him--Deeming it imprudent to rush without previous intimation into Ahab's presence, the prophet solicited Obadiah to announce his return to Ahab. The commission, with a delicate allusion to the perils he had already encountered in securing others of God's servants, was, in very touching terms, declined, as unkind and peculiarly hazardous. But Elijah having dispelled all the apprehensions entertained about the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 18:16

• Elijah
• Obadiah

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings