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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Kings 18:6

And they divided the countries between them, that they might go round about them: Achab went one way, and Abdias another way by himself.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elijah;   Israel;   Obadiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Carmel;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Obadiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Gods and Goddesses, Pagan;   Government;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hospitality;   Zeal;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Obadiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahab;   Carmel;   Grass;   Haggai;   Obadiah;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Obadiah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mount carmel;   Obadiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elijah;   Jezebel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Obadi'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elijah;   Obadiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They divided the land between them in order to cover it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.
Hebrew Names Version
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ach'av went one way by himself, and `Ovadyah went another way by himself.
King James Version
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
English Standard Version
So they divided the land between them to pass through it. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself.
New Century Version
So each one chose a part of the country to search; Ahab went in one direction and Obadiah in another.
New English Translation
They divided up the land between them; Ahab went one way and Obadiah went the other.
Amplified Bible
So they divided the land between them to survey it. Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way by himself.
New American Standard Bible
So they divided the land between them to survey it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And so they deuided the lande betweene them to walke thorowe it. Ahab went one way by him selfe, and Obadiah went another way by him selfe.
Legacy Standard Bible
So they divided the land between them to pass through it; Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Contemporary English Version
You go one way, and I'll go the other." Then they left in separate directions.
Complete Jewish Bible
So they divided between them the territory to be visited; Ach'av went one way by himself, and ‘Ovadyah went another way by himself.
Darby Translation
And they divided the land between them to pass through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Easy-to-Read Version
They decided where each of them would go to look for water. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself.
George Lamsa Translation
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Good News Translation
They agreed on which part of the land each one would explore, and set off in different directions.
Lexham English Bible
So they divided the land for themselves in order to pass through it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Literal Translation
And they divided the land to themselves, to pass over into it; Ahab went in one way by himself, and Obadiah went in another way by himself.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they parted the selues into the londe, to go thorow it. Achab departed the one waye alone, and Abdia ye other waye alone.
American Standard Version
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Bible in Basic English
So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so they deuided the lande betweene them to walke through it: Ahab went one way by him selfe, and Obadia went another way by him selfe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
King James Version (1611)
So they diuided the land betweene them to passe throughout it: Ahab went one way by himselfe, and Obadiah went another way by himselfe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they made a division of the way between them to pass through it: Achaab went one way, and Abdiu went by another way alone.
English Revised Version
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Berean Standard Bible
So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thei departiden the cuntreis to hem silf, that thei schulden cumpasse tho; Achab yede bi o weye, and Abdie yede bi another weie, `bi hym silf.
Young's Literal Translation
And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;
Update Bible Version
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Webster's Bible Translation
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
World English Bible
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
New King James Version
So they divided the land between them to explore it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
New Living Translation
So they divided the land between them. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
New Life Bible
So they divided the land between them to pass through it. Ahab went one way by himself. And Obadiah went another way by himself.
New Revised Standard
So they divided the land between them to pass through it; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they divided to them the land, to pass through it, - Ahab, went one way, by himself, and, Obadiah, went another way, by himself.
Revised Standard Version
So they divided the land between them to pass through it; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadi'ah went in another direction by himself.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they divided the land between them to survey it; Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way by himself.

Contextual Overview

1 After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elias, in the third year, saying: Go, and shew thyself to Achab, that I may give rain upon the face of the earth. 2 And Elias went to shew himself to Achab, and there was a grievous famine in Samaria. 3 And Achab called Abdias the governor of his house: now Abdias feared the Lord very much. 4 For when Jezabel killed the prophets of the Lord, he took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty and fifty in caves, and fed them with bread and water. 5 And Achab said to Abdias: Go into the land unto all fountains of waters, and into all valleys, to see if we can find grass, and save the horses and mules, that the beasts may not utterly perish. 6 And they divided the countries between them, that they might go round about them: Achab went one way, and Abdias another way by himself. 7 And as Abdias was in the way, Elias met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said: Art thou my lord Elias? 8 And he answered: I am. Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here. 9 And he said: What have I sinned, that thou wouldst deliver me, thy servant, into the hand of Achab, that he should kill me? 10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when all answered: He is not here: he took an oath of every kingdom and nation, because thou wast not found.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ahab went: Jeremiah 14:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:32 - their trade hath been to feed cattle

Cross-References

Isaiah 32:8
But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shall stand above the rulers.
Matthew 13:33
Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.
Acts 16:15
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying: If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us.
Romans 12:13
Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality.
Galatians 5:13
For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty. Only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh: but by charity of the spirit serve one another.
Hebrews 13:2
And hospitality do not forget: for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.
1 Peter 4:9
Using hospitality one towards another, without murmuring,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So they divided the land between them, to pass through it,.... And one took one part, and the other the other part:

Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself; Ahab not caring to trust any but Obadiah, who he knew was a faithful man, lest they should be bribed by those that had grass not to discover it.


 
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