1 Kings 18:16

“So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.”

"So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah." - 1 Kings 18:16
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What does 1 Kings 18:16 mean?

The verse 1 Kings 18:16 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah." This verse comes from the context of the Old Testament, specifically in the book of 1 Kings, which describes the reign of King Ahab…

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The Courage to Confront: Lessons from Obadiah's Faith and Obedience

In the midst of turmoil, uncertainty, and conflict, we often find ourselves wrestling with the demands of faith and the call to action. In 1 Kings 18:16, we meet Obadiah, a faithful servant of the Lord in a time when idolatry and moral decay were rampant in Israel. The verse…

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Prayer of Courage and Obedience: Following God's Call with Faith

O Sovereign Lord, Eternal King, Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You today, acknowledging Your supreme authority and unfathomable wisdom. I approach Your holy throne, guided by the humbling words of 1 Kings 18:16, “So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab…

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1 Kings 18:16 - "So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah."
1 Kings 16:18 - "And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,"
2 Kings 16:18 - "And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria."
1 Kings 19:1-18
Numbers 32:16-18
Numbers 32:16-18
Psalm 10:16-18
1 Kings 4:18 - "Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:"
1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
2 Kings 1:18 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 1:18 - "And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:"
1 Kings 20:16 - "And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him."
1 Kings 16:14 - "Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 1:16 - "And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?"
1 Kings 4:16 - "Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:"
1 Kings 16:1 - "Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,"
2 Kings 18:16 - "At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria."
1 Kings 16:20 - "Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 16:5 - "Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Kings 10:18 - "¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold."
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Kings 15:16 - "¶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
1 Kings 3:16 - "¶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him."