1 Kings 18:16

1 Kings 18:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
• New International Version (NIV)So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Context of 1 Kings 18:16

14So now you say, ‘Go tell your lord, “Look, Elijah is here!’” He’ll kill me!” 15Then Elijah said, “As Adonai-Tzva’ot lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.” So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; then, Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17Now when Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, the one who causes trouble for Israel?” 18But he answered, “I have not troubled Israel. Rather, it is you and your father’s house—by forsaking the mitzvot of Adonai and going after the Baalim.

1 Kings 18:16 word by word

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ לִקְרַ֥את אַחְאָ֖ב וַיַּגֶּד־ל֑וֹ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחְאָ֖ב לִקְרַ֥את אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ‛ôbadyâh ‛ôbadyâhû · ObadiahH5662
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:16

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18troubler: Although Elijah announced the drought (1 Kings 17:1), Ahab and his family caused God's judgment on Israel. They broke the covenant and promoted Baal worship (see Leviticus 26:19; Deuteronomy 28:15, 23; 2 Chronicles 7:13; Jeremiah 14:1–7; Amos 4:7–8).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