1 Kings 18:16

Elijah Confronts Baal’s Prophets

18:16 When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah. ¹ 

1 Kings 18:3-4

18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. ²  18:4 When Jezebel was killing ³  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.)

1 Kings 18:7

18:7 As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. ⁴  When he recognized him, he fell facedown to the ground and said, “Is it really you, my master, Elijah?”

1 Kings 18:5

18:5 Ahab told Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grazing areas ⁵  so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill ⁶  some of the animals.”

[18:16]  ¹ tn Heb “Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.”

[18:3]  ² tn Heb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.

[18:4]  ³ tn Heb “cutting off.”

[18:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “look, Elijah [came] to meet him.”

[18:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “grass.”

[18:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “to cut off.”