Obadiah in 1 Kings 18:3

An Israelite who was chief in the household of King Ahab (1 Kings 18:3). Amid great spiritual degeneracy he maintained his fidelity to God, and interposed to protect The Lord’s prophets, an hundred of whom he hid at great personal risk in a cave (4, 13). Ahab seems to have held Obadiah in great honour, although he had no sympathy with his piety (5, 6, 7). The last notice of him is his bringing back tidings to Ahab that Elijah, whom he had so long sought for, was at hand (9-16). “Go,” said Elijah to him, when he met him in the way, “go tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.”

Recorded scripture occurrences (6)

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Show passage in OET: KI1 18:3

OET-RV KI1 18:3

3 and King Ahav had summoned his palace manager Ovadyah (Obadiah). (Ovadyah was a sincere follower of Yahweh.

OET-LV KI1 18:3

3 And_ ʼAḩʼāⱱ _he/it _called (to) ˊOⱱad^yāh who was_over the_household and_ˊOⱱad^yāh he _was fearing DOM YHWH exceedingly.

Show passage in OET: KI1 18:4

OET-RV KI1 18:4

4 When Queen Izevel (Jezebel) had tried to kill Yahweh’s prophets, Ovadyah had hidden a hundred prophets—fifty in each of two caves and kept them supplied with food and water.)

OET-LV KI1 18:4

4 And_he/it _was when_ ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) _cut _off DOM the _prophets _of YHWH and_ ˊOⱱad^yāh _he/it _took one _hundred prophets and_he_hid _them fifty man in_cave and_he_supplied _them food and_water.

Show passage in OET: KI1 18:5

OET-RV KI1 18:5

5 King Ahav told Ovadyah, “We’ll go across the country to all the springs and all the valleys that water sometimes flows in. Perhaps we’ll find some grass so we can keep a horse or a mule or two alive and not lose our breeding stock.”

OET-LV KI1 18:5

5 And_ ʼAḩʼāⱱ _he/it _said to ˊOⱱad^yāh go on _the_earth to all _of the _springs _of the_waters and_near/to all _of the_wadis perhaps we _will _find grass and_we _will _preserve _alive horse and_mule and_not we _will _cut _off any_of_the _livestock.

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