18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. 1
1 Kings 18:6
18:6 They divided up the land between them; Ahab went 2 one way and Obadiah went the other.
1 tnHeb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.
2 tn The Hebrew text has “alone” here and again in reference to Obadiah toward the end of the verse.