1 Kings 18:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Are you my lord Elijah?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    While Obadiah was walking along the road, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed to the ground, and said, "Is it really you, my lord Elijah?"

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And as Obadiah{H5662} was in the way,{H1870} behold, Elijah{H452} met{H7125} him: and he knew{H5234} him, and fell{H5307} on his face,{H6440} and said,{H559} Is it thou, my lord{H113} Elijah?{H452}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And as Obadiah{H5662} was in the way{H1870}, behold, Elijah{H452} met{H7125}{(H8800)} him: and he knew{H5234}{(H8686)} him, and fell{H5307}{(H8799)} on his face{H6440}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Art thou that my lord{H113} Elijah{H452}?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now whan Abdia was on ye waye, Elias met him. And whan he knewe him, he fell downe vpon his face, & sayde: Art not thou my lorde Elias?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Eliiah met him: & he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art not thou my lord Eliiah?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it chaunced that as Obadia was in the way, beholde Elias met him, and he knew him, and fell on his face, and saide: Art not thou my lorde Elias?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, [Art] thou that my lord Elijah?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Obadiah `is' in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, `Art thou he -- my lord Elijah?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, "Is it you, my lord Elijah?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. When he recognized him, he fell facedown to the ground and said,“Is it really you, my master, Elijah?”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 1:6-8 : 6 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it not because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but shall surely die. 7 And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words? 8 And they answered him, He was a hairy man, with a belt of leather around his waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
  • Isa 60:14 : 14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending to you; and all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet, and they shall call you, The City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 3:4 : 4 And this same John wore clothing made of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
  • Matt 11:8 : 8 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
  • Gen 18:2 : 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the ground,
  • Gen 18:12 : 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
  • Gen 44:16 : 16 And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and also he with whom the cup is found.
  • Gen 44:20 : 20 And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.
  • Gen 44:33 : 33 Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant stay instead of the lad as a slave to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.
  • Gen 50:18 : 18 And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are your servants.
  • Num 12:11 : 11 And Aaron said to Moses, 'Alas, my lord, I beseech you, do not lay the sin upon us, wherein we have acted foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.'
  • 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
  • 2 Sam 19:18 : 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was crossing over Jordan;
  • 1 Kgs 11:29 : 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 18:8-17
    10 verses
    85%

    8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

    9 And he said, What have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

    10 As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not there; he made the kingdom and nation swear that they did not find you.

    11 And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

    12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry you where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he shall slay me: but I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth.

    13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

    14 And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.

    15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.

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

    17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Are you he who troubles Israel?

  • 1 Kgs 18:6
    78%

    6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

  • 1 Kgs 18:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

    2 And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a severe famine in Samaria.

    3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

    4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

  • 2 Kgs 1:15
    75%

    15 And the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, Go down with him; do not be afraid of him. So he arose and went down with him to the king.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7 And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?

    8 And they answered him, He was a hairy man, with a belt of leather around his waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

    9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him, Man of God, the king has said, Come down.

  • 2 Kgs 2:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? And when he also had struck the waters, they divided here and there: and Elisha went over.

    15 And when the sons of the prophets who were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • 1 Kgs 19:13
    74%

    13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?

  • 1 Kgs 17:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.

    2 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 19:9
    73%

    9 And he came to a cave and lodged there, and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, What are you doing here, Elijah?

  • 1 Kgs 21:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

    18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to possess it.

  • 1 Kgs 21:28
    72%

    28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 21:20
    72%

    20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 17:24
    72%

    24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.

  • 1 Kgs 18:46
    72%

    46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

  • 1 Kgs 18:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.

    37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that you are the LORD God, and that you have turned their heart back again.

  • 1 Kgs 18:39
    71%

    39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

  • 1 Kgs 13:14
    71%

    14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said to him, Are you the man of God that came from Judah? And he said, I am.

  • 1 Kgs 18:42
    71%

    42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

  • 1 Kgs 20:41
    70%

    41 And he hastened, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets.

  • 2 Kgs 1:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it not because there is no God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron?

    4 Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.

  • 1 Kgs 20:13
    70%

    13 And behold, there came a prophet to Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 17:8
    70%

    8 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 2:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said to him, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.

    3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I know it; be quiet.

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
    69%

    13 And he sent again a captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.

  • 1 Kgs 19:19
    69%

    19 So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed by him and cast his mantle upon him.

  • 2 Kgs 2:11
    69%

    11 And it happened, as they still went on and talked, that behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

  • Gen 18:2
    69%

    2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the ground,

  • 2 Kgs 2:6
    68%

    6 And Elijah said to him, Stay here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they both went on.

  • 1 Kgs 19:3
    68%

    3 And when he saw that, he arose, and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

  • 2 Kgs 1:11
    68%

    11 Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, O man of God, thus says the king, Come down quickly.