Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 18:15
15And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him to day.
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
13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here : and he shall slay me. And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him to day. 16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ חַ֚י יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָמַ֖דְתִּי לְפָנָ֑יו כִּ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם אֵרָאֶ֥ה אֵלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:15
- 1 Kings 18:10As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation nor kingdom, where my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there ; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
- Hebrews 6:16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of every dispute.
- Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
- Deuteronomy 4:19And lest thou shouldest lift up thy eyes to heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided to all nations under the whole heaven.
- Job 25:3Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
- Psalms 24:8Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
- Psalms 103:21Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
- Psalms 148:2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
- Isaiah 6:3And one cried 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 spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for refuse upon the face of the earth.
- Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
- 1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
- Deuteronomy 1:38But Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in there: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
- Luke 1:19And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak to thee, and to show thee these glad tidings.
- Isaiah 51:7Hearken to me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of 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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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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