1 Kings 18:6

1 Kings 18:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
• New International Version (NIV)So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they divided the land between them to pass through it. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they divided the land between them to explore it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

Context of 1 Kings 18:6

4for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.) 5Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.” So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself. 7Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?” 8“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”

1 Kings 18:6 word by word

וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ לַֽעֲבָר־בָּ֑הּ אַחְאָ֞ב הָלַ֨ךְ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אֶחָד֙ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ הָלַ֥ךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ־אֶחָ֖ד לְבַדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• So they dividedחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to exploreעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• by himselfבַּדbad · aloneH905
• and Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ‛ôbadyâh ‛ôbadyâhû · ObadiahH5662

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:6

• Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6Because of the severe drought, Ahab and Obadiah, his chief officer (see 1 Kings 4:6; 16:9), went to find enough water and grass for the king’s horses. These supplies were essential for military readiness. Assyrian King Shalmaneser III wrote that Ahab used about 2,000 horse-drawn chariots in the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC. Solomon also had many horses and chariots (1 Kings 10:26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161Ki 18:1-16. Elijah Meets Obadiah. 1. the third year--In the New Testament, it is said there was no rain "for the space of three years and six months" [Jas 5:17]. The early rain fell in our March, the latter rain in our October. Though Ahab might have at first ridiculed Elijah's announcement, yet when neither of these rains fell in their season, he was incensed against the prophet as the cause of the national judgment, and compelled him, with God's…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 18:6

• Elijah
• Israel
• 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