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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Elijah said, "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him 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.”

Context of 1 Kings 18:15

13Has it not been reported to my master what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, that I hid a hundred prophets of the Lord by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water? 14Yet now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your master, “Behold, Elijah is here”’; he will then kill me!” Then Elijah said, “As surely as the Lord of armies lives, before whom I stand, I will certainly present myself to him today.” 16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and informed him; then Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, the cause of disaster to Israel?”

1 Kings 18:15 word by word

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

• Then Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• livesחַיchay · aliveH2416
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• I will certainlyכִּיkîy · forH3588
• presentרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• myself to him todayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

People and places in 1 Kings 18:15

• Elijah
• LORD

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:15

• 1 Kings 18:10As surely as the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my master has not sent word to search for you; and whenever they say, ‘He is not here,’ he makes the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.
• Hebrews 6:16For people swear an oath by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute.
• Genesis 2:1And so the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their heavenly lights.
• Deuteronomy 4:19And be careful not to raise your eyes to heaven and look at the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the heavenly lights, and allow yourself to be drawn away and worship them and serve them, things which the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
• Job 25:3Is there any number to His troops? And upon whom does His light not rise?
• Psalms 24:8Who is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.
• Psalms 103:21Bless the Lord, all you His angels, You who serve Him, doing His will.
• Psalms 148:2Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His heavenly armies!
• Isaiah 6:3And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of armies. The whole earth is full of His glory.”
• Jeremiah 8:2They will spread them out to the sun, the moon, and to all the heavenly lights, which they have loved, which they have served, which they have followed, which they have sought, and which they have worshiped. They will not be gathered nor buried; they will be like dung on the face of the ground.
• Luke 2:13And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army of angels praising God and saying,
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.”
• Deuteronomy 1:38Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, shall himself enter there; encourage him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.
• Luke 1:19The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My Law; Do not fear the taunting of people, Nor be terrified of their abuses.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 18:15

• Elijah
• Obadiah

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• Elijah
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• Ahab
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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