3And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:


In Context

1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.

2 And Elijah went to show himself to 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 to Obadiah, Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

1 Kings 18:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:3and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of his palace. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the Lord .

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:3And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:3And Achab called Abdias the governor of his house: now Abdias feared the Lord very much.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:3And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:3And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:3And Ahab called Obadiah, which was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:3And Ahab called Obadiah who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:3Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:3and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who is over the house — and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,