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;


In Context

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

4 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 —

5 and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, 'Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'

6 And 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;

7 and Obadiah is in the way, and lo, Elijah — to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, 'Art thou he — my lord Elijah?'

8 And he saith to him, 'I am; go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah.'

1 Kings 18:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another.

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 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.