1 Kings 18:15

1 Kings 18:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
• New International Version (NIV)Elijah said, “As the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Elijah said, “I swear by the Lord Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself to Ahab this very day.”

Context of 1 Kings 18:15

13Has it not been told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water? 14And now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Elijah is here"'; and he will kill me." And Elijah said, "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today." 16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is it you, you troubler of Israel?"

1 Kings 18:15 word by word

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ חַ֚י יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָמַ֖דְתִּי לְפָנָ֑יו כִּ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם אֵרָאֶ֥ה אֵלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• whom I standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• I will surely shewרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• myself unto him to dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:15

• 1 Kings 18:10As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. And when they would say, 'He is not here,' he would take an oath of the kingdom or nation, that they had not found you.
• Hebrews 6:16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
• Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
• Deuteronomy 4:19And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
• Job 25:3Is there any number to his armies? Upon whom does his light not arise?
• Psalms 24:8Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!
• Psalms 103:21Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!
• Psalms 148:2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!
• Isaiah 6:3And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!"
• Jeremiah 8:2And they shall be spread before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and served, which they have gone after, and which they have sought and worshiped. And they shall not be gathered or buried. They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground.
• Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
• Deuteronomy 1:38Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
• Luke 1:19And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
• Isaiah 51:7"Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15Obadiah, a true believer, knew that God's Spirit worked through the prophets (Judges 6:34; Ezekiel 3:12, 14; 11:1). He feared the Spirit might take Elijah away while he told Ahab where Elijah was. The king might then think Obadiah was hiding Elijah and kill him.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

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• Elijah
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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