6So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another.


In Context

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

4 While Jezebel was killing off the Lord 's prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied them with food and water.)

5 Ahab had said to Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals."

6 So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another.

7 As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, "Is it really you, my lord Elijah?"

8 "Yes," he replied. "Go tell your master, 'Elijah is here.' "

1st Kings 18:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:6And they divided the countries between them, that they might go round about them: Achab went one way, and Abdias another way by himself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:6And they divided the land between them to pass through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:6And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.