King Ahab said to Obadiah, “Come with me. We will look at every spring and every stream in the land. We will see if we can find enough grass to keep our horses and mules alive. Then we will not have to kill our animals.”
1 Kings 18:6 - Easy To Read Version Each person chose the part of the country where they would go look for water. Then the two men went through the whole country. Ahab went in one direction by himself. Obadiah went in another direction by himself. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they divided the land between them to pass through it. Ahab went one way and Obadiah went another way, each by himself. American Standard Version (1901) So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. Common English Bible To search, they divided the land between themselves. Ahab went one way by himself, while Obadiah went a different way by himself. Catholic Public Domain Version And they divided the regions among themselves, so that they might travel through them. Ahab went one way alone, and Obadiah went another way by himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they divided the countries between them, that they might go round about them: Achab went one way, and Abdias another way by himself. |
King Ahab said to Obadiah, “Come with me. We will look at every spring and every stream in the land. We will see if we can find enough grass to keep our horses and mules alive. Then we will not have to kill our animals.”
While Obadiah was traveling, he met Elijah. Obadiah knew Elijah when he saw him. Obadiah bowed down before Elijah. He said, “Elijah? Is it really you, master?”
The leaders of the people send their servants\par to get water.\par The servants go to the water storage places,\par but they don’t find any water.\par The servants come back with empty jars.\par So they are ashamed and embarrassed.\par They cover their heads from shame.\par