“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”
Parallel translations
- WEB He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’”
- KJV And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
- NKJV And he answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”
- NASB And he said to him, “It is I. Go, say to your master, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.’ ”
- NLT “Yes, it is,” Elijah replied. “Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’”
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Quick answer
Elijah confirms his identity and tells Obadiah to announce his return to Ahab. The prophet is no longer fleeing but is ready to face the king.
Overview
Elijah's brief command shows his boldness in a hostile court that had been hunting him. He deliberately uses Obadiah as the messenger to bring Ahab to the appointed meeting. The reappearance of the prophet signals that the time of judgment-by-drought is about to give way to a decisive test of who truly is God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Rom 13:7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
- 1 Pet 2:17–18Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
- 1 Kgs 18:3and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
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