Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
WEB
So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
YLT
And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth it to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,
DBT
Then Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile