1 Kings 18:3 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:

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ASV

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly:

WEB

and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,

YLT

and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who is over the house--and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,

DBT

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;

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1 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

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Matthew 10:41
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
Nehemiah 7:2
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
1 Kings 16:9
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
1 Kings 18:8
And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

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), was not only a good man, but zealously and eminently good; his great place put a lustre upon his goodness, and gave him great opportunities of doing good; and he feared the Lord from his youth (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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