1 Kings 18:9

And he saith, 'What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab — to put me to death?

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

In Context

8And he saith to him, 'I [am]; go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah.'

10Jehovah thy God liveth, if there is a nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and they said, He is not, then he caused the kingdom and the nation to swear, that it doth not find thee;

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:18And she saith unto Elijah, 'What — to me and to thee, O man of God? thou hast come unto me to cause mine iniquity to be remembered, and to put my son to death!'

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 →

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