Discovery Box1 Kings 16:28 
Context16:28 Omri passed away 1 and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab replaced him as king. 2
1 Kings 18:2
Context18:2 So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab.
Now the famine was severe in Samaria. 3
1 Kings 18:6
Context18:6 They divided up the land between them; Ahab went 4 one way and Obadiah went the other.
1 Kings 18:16
ContextElijah Confronts Baal’s Prophets
18:16 When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah. 5
1 Kings 18:20
Context18:20 Ahab sent messengers to all the Israelites and had the prophets assemble at Mount Carmel.
1 Kings 20:2
Context20:2 He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. 6
1 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
2 tc The Old Greek has eight additional verses here. Cf. 1 Kgs 22:41-44.
3 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
4 tn The Hebrew text has “alone” here and again in reference to Obadiah toward the end of the verse.
5 tn Heb “Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.”
6 tn Heb “to the city.”
