1 Kings 18:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive and not lose some of the animals.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go into the land to all the fountains of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, that we lose none of the beasts.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

Common English Bible

⁵ Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land and check every spring of water and every brook. Perhaps we can find some grass to keep our horses and mules alive so we don’t have to kill any of them.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Then Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all the valleys, for perhaps we will be able to find plants, and save the horses and mules, so that the beasts of burden may not perish entirely."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And Achab said to Abdias: Go into the land unto all fountains of waters, and into all valleys, to see if we can find grass, and save the horses and mules, that the beasts may not utterly perish.

1 Kings 18:5 Cross References

1 Kings 18:4

when Jezebel was killing off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets, hid them fifty to a cave, and provided them with bread and water.)

1 Kings 18:6

So they divided the land between them to pass through it; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself.

Psalm 104:14

You cause the grass to grow for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to bring forth food from the earth

Jeremiah 14:3

Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns; they find no water; they return with their vessels empty. They are ashamed and dismayed and cover their heads,

Joel 1:18

How the animals groan! The herds of cattle wander about because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep are perishing.

Joel 1:20

Even the wild animals cry to you because the watercourses are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Joel 2:22

Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield.

Amos 4:8

so two or three towns wandered to one town to drink water and were not satisfied; yet you did not return to me, says the Lord.

Habakkuk 3:17

Though the fig tree does not blossom and no fruit is on the vines; though the produce of the olive fails and the fields yield no food; though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls,