KJV King James Version
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
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1 Kings 18:13
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.
WEB World English Bible
Wasn’t it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh’s prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
ASV American Standard Version
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel’s slaying the prophets of Jehovah, that I hide of the prophets of Jehovah a hundred men, fifty by fifty in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water?
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 18
10 [As] the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, [He is] not [there]; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
12 And it shall come to pass, [as soon as] I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and [so] when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.
13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]: and he shall slay me.
15 And Elijah said, [As] the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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הֲלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotהֻגַּ֤דH5046 · na.gadto tellלַֽאדֹנִי֙H113 · a.donlordאֵ֣תH853 · et[Obj.]אֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichעָשִׂ֔יתִיH6213 · a.sahto make: doבַּהֲרֹ֣גH2026 · ha.ragto killאִיזֶ֔בֶלH348 · i.ze.velJezebelאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]נְבִיאֵ֣יH5030 · na.viprophetיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוָאַחְבִּא֩H2244 · cha.vato hideמִנְּבִיאֵ֨יH5030 · na.viprophetיְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDמֵ֣אָהH3967 · me.ahhundredאִ֗ישׁH376 · ishmanחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanבַּמְּעָרָ֔הH4631 · me.a.rahcaveוָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖םH3557 · kulto sustainלֶ֥חֶםH3899 · le.chemfoodוָמָֽיִם׃H4325 · ma.yimwater
Cross-references
1 Kings 18:4For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)Matthew 25:35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:Psalm 18:21-24For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.Genesis 20:4-5But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?Matthew 10:41-42He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.Acts 20:34Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.1 Thessalonians 2:9-10For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
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