1 Kings 18:4
And it came to pass when Jezabel struck the prophets of the Lord, that Abdiu took one hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.
LXX2012 (US English)
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In Context
3And Achaab called Abdiu the steward. Now Abdiu feared the Lord greatly.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:8And the man of God said to the king, If you should give me the half of your house, I + 13:8 Gr. will not. would not go in with you, neither will I eat bread, neither will I drink water in this place; for thus the Lord charged me by his word, saying,
1 Kings 17:11And she went to fetch it; and Eliu cried after her, and said, Bring me, I pray you, a morsel of the bread that is in your hand.
2 Kings 6:22And he said, You shall not strike them, unless you + 6:22 Gr. smite. would strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow: set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink, and depart to their master.
Nehemiah 9:26But they turned, and revolted from you, and cast your law behind their backs; and they killed your prophets, who testified against them to turn them back to you, and they wrought great provocations.
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 →