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Obadiah

Mentioned in 905 BC traditional (Jones)

An Israelite who was chief in the household of King Ahab (1 Kings 18:3). Amid great spiritual degeneracy he maintained his fidelity to God, and interposed to protect The Lord’s prophets, an hundred of whom he hid at great personal risk in a cave (4, 13).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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6 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 1 Kings6

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TextOccurrences of each name
BSBObadiah 22
KJVObadiah 20
ASVObadiah 20

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1 Kings6 verses
  1. 18:3

    and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,

  2. 18:4

    for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

  3. 18:5

    Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”

  4. 18:6

    So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.

  5. 18:7

    Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

  6. 18:16

    So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

An Israelite who was chief in the household of King Ahab (1 Kings 18:3). Amid great spiritual degeneracy he maintained his fidelity to God, and interposed to protect The Lord’s prophets, an hundred of whom he hid at great personal risk in a cave (4, 13). Ahab seems to have held Obadiah in great honour, although he had no sympathy with his piety (5, 6, 7). The last notice of him is his bringing back tidings to Ahab that Elijah, whom he had so long sought for, was at hand (9-16). “Go,” said Elijah to him, when he met him in the way, “go tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.”