1 Kings 18:12
18:12 But when I leave you, the Lord’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. 1 If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. 2 That would not be fair, 3 because your servant has been a loyal follower of 4 the Lord from my youth.
1 Kings 18:24
18:24 Then you 5 will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” 6 All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” 7
1 tn Heb “to [a place] which I do not know.”
2 tn Heb “and I will go to inform Ahab and he will not find you and he will kill me.”
3 tn The words “that would not be fair” are added to clarify the logic of Obadiah’s argument.
4 tn Heb “has feared the Lord” (also see the note at 1 Kgs 18:3).
5 tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.
6 tn Heb “the God.”
7 tn Heb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”