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 and so keep the horses and mules alive and not lose all the animals.”
1 Kings 18:6 - Tree of Life Version So they divided the land between them to explore it—Ahab went one way by himself while Obadiah went another way 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. |
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 and so keep the horses and mules alive and not lose all the animals.”
As Obadiah was on the road, all of a sudden, Elijah met him. When he recognized him, he fell on his face and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
Their nobles will send their lads for water. They come to the cisterns, but find no water. Their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.