1 Kings 18:15
Then said Elijah—By the life of Yahweh of hosts, before whom I stand, to-day, will I show myself unto him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
14and yet, now, thou, art saying, Go, tell thy lord—Here, is, Elijah; and so he will slay me!
16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him,—and, Ahab, went to meet, Elijah.
Cross References
Genesis 2:1Thus were finished the heavens and the earth and all their host.
Deuteronomy 4:19or lest thou shouldest lift up thine eyes towards the heavens and see the sun and the moon, and the stars—all the host of the heavens, and shouldest be seduced, and shouldest bow thyself down to them and he led to serve them,—the which Yahweh thy God hath assigned unto all the peoples under all the heavens;
1 Kings 18:10By the life of Yahweh thy God, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee, and, when they have said—Nay! he hath taken an oath of the kingdom or the nation, that no one could find thee;
Psalms 24:8Who is the king of glory? Yahweh, strong and mighty, Yahweh, mighty in war.
Psalms 148:2Praise him, all his messengers, Praise him, all his host;
Isaiah 51:7Hearken unto me ye who discern righteousness, The people in whose heart is my law,—Do not fear the reproach of frail men, Nor at their revilings, be dismayed;
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 →