KJV King James Version
And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
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1 Kings 18:3
And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
WEB World English Bible
Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly:
ASV American Standard Version
And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who is over the house—and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 18
1 And it came to pass [after] many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And [there was] a sore famine in Samaria.
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
4 For 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.)
5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
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וַיִּקְרָ֣אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאַחְאָ֔בH256 · ach.avAhabאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּH5662 · o.vad.yahObadiahאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichעַל־H5921 · aluponהַבָּ֑יִתH1004 · betplaceוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּH5662 · o.vad.yahObadiahהָיָ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beיָרֵ֛אH3373 · ya.reafraidאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDמְאֹֽד׃H3966 · me.odmuch
Cross-references
Nehemiah 7:2That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man, and feared God above many.Matthew 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.1 Kings 16:9And his servant Zimri, captain of half [his] chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of [his] house in Tirzah.Genesis 41:40Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.Genesis 22:12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.Acts 10:2[A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors that [had been] before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.Malachi 3:16Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.Genesis 24:10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.Genesis 39:4-5And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.Genesis 42:18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; [for] I fear God:Genesis 39:9[There is] none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou [art] his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?Acts 10:35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.Genesis 24:2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:2 Kings 4:1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.1 Kings 18:12And 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.
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