God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 18:8
8“Yes,” Elijah answered him. “Tell your master that Elijah is here.”
1 Kings 18:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
- New International Version (NIV)“Yes,” he replied. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your lord, 'Behold, Elijah is here.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”
Context of 1 Kings 18:8
6So they split up in order to cover the entire countryside. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself. 7Obadiah was on the road when he met Elijah. Obadiah recognized him and immediately bowed down to the ground. “Is it you, my master Elijah?” he asked. “Yes,” Elijah answered him. “Tell your master that Elijah is here.” 9Obadiah asked, “What have I done wrong to make you hand me over to Ahab to be killed? 10I solemnly swear, as the Lord your God lives, my master has searched for you in every region and kingdom. When people would say, ‘He isn’t here,’ my master made that kingdom or region take an oath that they hadn’t found you.
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ אָ֑נִי לֵ֛ךְ אֱמֹ֥ר לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָ הִנֵּ֥ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:8
- 1 Kings 18:3Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a devout worshiper of the Lord.
- Romans 13:7Pay everyone whatever you owe them. If you owe taxes, pay them. If you owe tolls, pay them. If you owe someone respect, respect that person. If you owe someone honor, honor that person.
- 1 Peter 2:17Honor everyone. Love your brothers and sisters in the faith. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-46The prophet Elijah's work was closely tied to his spiritual growth. Elijah challenged Israel's interest in Baal, the Canaanite storm god. During this conflict, Elijah saw God's power and support, unlike Baal's weakness. This was shown in Elijah's contest with Baal's prophets on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:1–46). After fleeing from Jezebel, God renewed Elijah's mission at Mount Sinai (1 Kings 19:1–18). Elijah's mission was finished by his successor, Elisha (1…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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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
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