1 Kings 18:3
And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared LORD greatly;
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
In Context
2And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
Cross References
Genesis 24:2And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh.
Genesis 39:4And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he ministered to him. And he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
Genesis 41:40Thou shall be over my house, and according to thy word all my people shall be ruled. Only in the throne I will be greater than thou.
1 Kings 16:9And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah.
2 Kings 4:1Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou know that thy servant feared LORD, and the creditor has come to take my two children to him to be bo
Nehemiah 7:2that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:2-17
The Character of Obadiah; Elijah's Interview with Obadiah. ( b. c. 906.) 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 thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2 And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which 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… Read the whole commentary →