1 Kings 18:14

1 Kings 18:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
• New International Version (NIV)And now you tell me to go to my master and say, ‘Elijah is here.’ He will kill me!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Elijah is here"'; and he will kill me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now you say, ‘Go, tell your master, “Elijah is here.” ’ He will kill me!”

Context of 1 Kings 18:14

12This is what will happen: When I leave you, the Lord’s Spirit will take you away to some unknown place. I’ll tell Ahab, but he won’t be able to find you. Then he will kill me. “I have been faithful to the Lord since I was a child. 13Haven’t you heard what I did when Jezebel killed the Lord’s prophets? Haven’t you heard how I hid 100 of the Lord’s prophets in caves? I hid 50 prophets in each cave and provided bread and water for them. Now you say that I should tell my master that Elijah is here. He will kill me.” 15Elijah said, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord of Armies whom I serve lives, I will present myself to Ahab.” 16So Obadiah went to tell Ahab. Ahab went to meet Elijah.

1 Kings 18:14 word by word

וְעַתָּה֙ אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֔ר לֵ֛ךְ אֱמֹ֥ר לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָ הִנֵּ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now thou sayestאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• thy lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• Behold, Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
• and he shall slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:14

• Matthew 10:28Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:14

• 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 18:14

• Doubting
• 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