1 Kings 18:16

The NET Bible®

When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Hebrew Names Version
So `Ovadyah went to meet Ach'av, and told him; and Ach'av went to meet Eliyah.

King James Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

English Standard Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New Century Version
So Obadiah went to Ahab and told him where Elijah was. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Amplified Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New American Standard Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and informed him; then Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and tolde him: And Ahab went to meete Eliiah.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Contemporary English Version
Obadiah left and told Ahab where to find Elijah. Ahab went to meet Elijah,

Complete Jewish Bible
So ‘Ovadyah went, found Ach'av and told him; and Ach'av went to meet Eliyahu.

Darby Translation
Then Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Easy-to-Read Version
So Obadiah went to King Ahab and told him where Elijah was. King Ahab went to meet Elijah.

George Lamsa Translation
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told Ahab; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Good News Translation
So Obadiah went to King Ahab and told him, and Ahab set off to meet Elijah.

Lexham English Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and he told him, so Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Literal Translation
And Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then wete Abdia to mete Achab, & tolde him. And Achab wete for to mete Elias.

American Standard Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Bible in Basic English
So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So Obadia went to meete Ahab, and tolde him: And Ahab went to meete Elias.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

King James Version (1611)
So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meete Eliiah.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Abdiu went to meet Achaab, and told him: and Achaab hasted forth, and went to meet Eliu.

English Revised Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Berean Standard Bible
So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Abdie yede in to the metyng of Achab, and schewide to hym; and Achab cam in to the meetyng of Elie.

Young's Literal Translation
And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth [it] to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,

Update Bible Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Webster's Bible Translation
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

World English Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New King James Version
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New Living Translation
So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come, and Ahab went out to meet Elijah.

New Life Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

New Revised Standard
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him, - and, Ahab, went to meet, Elijah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Abdias therefore went to meet Achab, and told him: and Achab came to meet Elias.

Revised Standard Version
So Obadi'ah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Eli'jah.

THE MESSAGE
So Obadiah went straight to Ahab and told him. And Ahab went out to meet Elijah.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Contextual Overview

¹ Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the Lord told Elijah, "Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground." ² So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. ³ So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord . ⁴ When Jezebel was killing the Lord 's prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty. He also brought them food and water.) ⁵ Ahab told Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grazing areas so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill some of the animals." ⁶ They divided up the land between them; Ahab went one way and Obadiah went the other. ⁷ As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. When he recognized him, he fell facedown to the ground and said, "Is it really you, my master, Elijah?" ⁸ He replied, "Yes, go and say to your master, ‘Elijah is back.'" ⁹ Obadiah said, "What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution? ¹⁰ As certainly as the Lord your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, ‘He's not here,' he makes them swear an oath that they could not find you.

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Cross-References

Acts 15:3
So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

Acts 20:38
especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

Acts 21:5
When our time was over, we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompanied us outside of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying,

Romans 15:24
when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

3 John 1:6
They have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him,.... That Elijah was in such a place, and had desired him to inform him of it, and was ready to appear before him that day wherever he pleased; for upon the prophet's oath Obadiah was entirely satisfied, and was in no fear of delivering the message:

and Ahab went to meet Elijah; though perhaps the bold message of the prophet might make him fear he had something to say to him not very agreeable.