1 Kings 18:16

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Elijah has convinced Obadiah to tell Ahab that he is here, despite Obadiah's fear that the Spirit will carry Elijah off and Ahab will kill him. The long-awaited encounter between prophet and king is about to happen.

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1 Kings 18:1After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
Exodus 5:1After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

King James Version (KJV)

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Abdías fué á encontrarse con Achâb, y dióle el aviso; y Achâb vino á encontrarse con Elías.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Abdías fue y le dijo a Acab que Elías había llegado; y Acab fue a encontrarse con él.

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1 Kings 18:16

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