1 Kings 18:3

New American Bible - revised edition

and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, master of his palace, who greatly revered the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

“Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the angel. “Do not do the least thing to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you did not withhold from me your son, your only one.”

Genesis 24:10

The servant then took ten of his master’s camels, and bearing all kinds of gifts from his master, he made his way to the city of Nahor in Aram Naharaim.

Genesis 24:2

Abraham said to the senior servant of his household, who had charge of all his possessions: “Put your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 39:9

He has no more authority in this house than I do. He has withheld from me nothing but you, since you are his wife. How, then, could I do this great wrong and sin against God?”

Genesis 41:40

You shall be in charge of my household, and all my people will obey your command. Only in respect to the throne will I outrank you.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them: “Do this, and you shall live; for I am a God-fearing man.

1 Kings 16:9

His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, plotted against him. As he was in Tirzah, drinking to excess in the house of Arza, master of his palace in Tirzah,

1 Kings 18:12

After I leave you, the spirit of the Lord will carry you to some place I do not know, and when I go to inform Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me—though your servant has revered the Lord from his youth!

1 Kings 18:2

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine in Samaria was severe,

2 Kings 4:1

A certain woman, the widow of one of the guild prophets, cried out to Elisha: “My husband, your servant, is dead. You know that he revered the Lord, yet now his creditor has come to take my two children into servitude.”

Nehemiah 5:15

The earlier governors, my predecessors, had laid a heavy burden on the people, taking from them each day forty silver shekels for their food; then, too, their attendants oppressed the people. But I, because I feared God, did not do this.

Nehemiah 7:2

Over Jerusalem I placed Hanani, my brother, and Hananiah, the commander of the citadel, who was more trustworthy and God-fearing than most.

Job 28:28

And to mortals he said: See: the fear of the Lord is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.

Psalm 112:1

Hallelujah! Blessed the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commands.

Proverbs 14:26

The fear of the Lord is a strong defense, a refuge even for one’s children.

Malachi 3:16

Then those who fear the Lord spoke with one another, and the Lord listened attentively; A record book was written before him of those who fear the Lord and esteem his name.

Matthew 10:28

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Matthew 25:17

Likewise, the one who received two made another two.

Acts 10:2

devout and God-fearing along with his whole household, who used to give alms generously to the Jewish people and pray to God constantly.

Acts 10:35

Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.