He said, *Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.*
1 Kings 18:3 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Ach'av called `Ovadyah 1, who was over the household. (Now `Ovadyah 1 feared the LORD greatly: 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. |
He said, *Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.*
The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master's with him. He arose, and went to Aram-Naharayim, to the city of Nachor.
Avraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, *Please put your hand under my thigh.
He isn't greater in this house than I, neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?*
You shall be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only in the throne I will be greater than you.*
Yosef said to them the third day, *Do this, and live, for I fear God.
His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirtzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Artza, who was over the household in Tirtzah:
It will happen, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD will carry you I don't know where; and so when I come and tell Ach'av, and he can't find you, he will kill me: but I your servant fear the LORD from my youth.
Eliyahu went to show himself to Ach'av. The famine was sore in Shomron.
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take to him my two children to be bondservants.
But the former governors who were before me were chargeable to the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.
that I gave my brother Chanani, and Chananyah the governor of the castle, charge over Yerushalayim; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'*
Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in his mitzvot.
In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
Then those who feared the LORD spoke one with another; and the LORD listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared the LORD, and who honored his name.
Don't be afraid of 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 Gehinnom.
a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.