1 Kings 18:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:”
1 Kings 18:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly;”
1 Kings 18:3 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly: ”
1 Kings 18:3 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who <FI>is<Fi> over the house--and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,”
1 Kings 18:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly; ”
1 Kings 18:3 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ahab called Obadiah the gouernour of his house: (and Obadiah feared God greatly:”
1 Kings 18:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:3 in 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.
What Does 1 Kings 18:3 Mean?
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