Then he said, ‘Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.’
1 Kings 18:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a man who greatly feared the Lord Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly; American Standard Version (1901) And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly: Common English Bible Ahab had called Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace affairs. (Obadiah greatly feared the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household. Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Achab called Abdias, the governor of his house. Now Abdias feared the Lord very much. |
Then he said, ‘Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.’
The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and with all kinds of his master’s goods in hand, he went to Aram-naharaim, to Nahor’s town.
Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, ‘Place your hand under my thigh,
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do this immense evil, and how could I sin against God? ’
You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your commands. , Only I, as king, will be greater than you.’
On the third day Joseph said to them, ‘I fear God #– #do this and you will live.
His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the household at Tirzah.
But when I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord may carry you off to some place I don’t know. Then when I go and report to Ahab and he doesn’t find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the Lord from my youth.
So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.
One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, ‘Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.’
The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them food and wine as well as half a kilogram of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but because of the fear of God, I didn’t do this.
Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence and his children have a refuge.
At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord and had high regard for his name.
Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.
but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.