1 Kings 18:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³ Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah revered the Lord greatly;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly;

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly:

Common English Bible

³ Ahab had called Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace affairs. (Obadiah greatly feared the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household. Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.

1 Kings 18:3 Cross References

Nehemiah 7:2

I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

Matthew 10:28

Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

1 Kings 16:9

But his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. When he was at Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the palace at Tirzah,

Acts 10:35

but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness is acceptable to him.

Acts 10:2

He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.

Malachi 3:16

Then those who revered the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who revered the Lord and thought on his name.

Proverbs 14:26

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and one’s children will have a refuge.

Nehemiah 5:15

The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.

2 Kings 4:1

Now the wife of a member of the company of prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but a creditor has come to take my two children as slaves.”

1 Kings 18:12

As soon as I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will carry you I know not where; so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have revered the Lord from my youth.

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

Genesis 41:40

You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command; only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

Genesis 39:9

He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”

Genesis 24:10

Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, taking all kinds of choice gifts from his master, and he set out and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

Genesis 24:2

Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 22:12

He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

1 Kings 18:2

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.

Job 28:28

And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in his commandments.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents.