1 Kings 18:6
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
1 Kings 18:6 in other translations
| BSB | So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself. |
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| WEB | So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. |
| ASV | So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. |
| YLT | And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself; |
| DARBY | And they divided the land between them to pass through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. |
| BBE | So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself. |
| Webster | So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. |
What does 1 Kings 18:6 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 18:1-16
The severest judgments, of themselves, will not humble or change the hearts of sinners; nothing, except the blood of Jesus Christ, can atone for the guilt of sin; nothing, except the sanctifying Spirit of God, can purge away its pollution. The priests and the Levites were gone to Judah and Jerusalem, 2Ch 11:13, 14, but instead of them God raised up prophets, who read and expounded the word. They probably were from…
1 Kings 18:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 18:6
- Jeremiah 14:3
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
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Context
- 1 Kings 18:5
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
- 1 Kings 18:6
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
- 1 Kings 18:7
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
1 Kings 18:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y partieron entre sí el país para recorrerlo: Achâb fué de por sí por un camino, y Abdías fué separadamente por otro. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils se partagèrent le pays pour le parcourir. Achab s’en alla seul par un chemin, et Abdias alla seul par un autre chemin. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie teilten das Land unter sich, um es zu durchziehen; Ahab ging auf einem Wege allein, und Obadja ging auf einem Wege allein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Diviseruntque sibi regiones ut circuirent eas: Achab ibat per viam unam, et Abdias per viam alteram seorsum. |