1 Kings 18:3

18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. ¹ 

1 Kings 18:6

18:6 They divided up the land between them; Ahab went ²  one way and Obadiah went the other.

1 Kings 18:16

Elijah Confronts Baal’s Prophets

18:16 When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah. ³ 

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¹ tn Heb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.

² tn The Hebrew text has “alone” here and again in reference to Obadiah toward the end of the verse.

³ tn Heb “Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.”