1 Kings 18:3

18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. ¹ 

1 Kings 18:16

Elijah Confronts Baal’s Prophets

18:16 When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah. ² 

1 Kings 18:4

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 18:6-7

18:6 They divided up the land between them; Ahab went ⁴  one way and Obadiah went the other.

18:7 As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. ⁵  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 ⁶  so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill ⁷  some of the animals.”

[18:3]  ¹ 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.

[18:16]  ² tn Heb “Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.”

[18:4]  ³ tn Heb “cutting off.”

[18:6]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text has “alone” here and again in reference to Obadiah toward the end of the verse.

[18:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “look, Elijah [came] to meet him.”

[18:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “grass.”

[18:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “to cut off.”