1 Kings 18:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.)”
1 Kings 18:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 18:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 18:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for when Jezebel cut off Yahweh’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)”
1 Kings 18:4 — World English Bible
1 Kings 18:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) ”
1 Kings 18:4 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 18:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water--”
1 Kings 18:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 18:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water); ”
1 Kings 18:4 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 18:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For when Iezebel destroyed the Prophets of the Lord, Obadiah tooke an hundreth Prophets, and hid them, by fiftie in a caue, and he fed them with bread and water.)”
1 Kings 18:4 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 18:4 in Context — 1 Kings 18
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.
What Does 1 Kings 18:4 Mean?
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