1 Kings 18 · Verse 7

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 18:7, King James Version

1 Kings 18:7 in other translations

BSBNow as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
WEBAs Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
ASVAnd as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah?
YLTand Obadiah is in the way, and lo, Elijah--to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, ‘Art thou he--my lord Elijah?'
DARBYAnd as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it indeed thou, my lord Elijah?
BBEAnd while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?
WebsterAnd 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?

What does 1 Kings 18:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 18:7-16
7-16. Obadiah was in the way ... Elijah met him--Deeming it imprudent to rush without previous intimation into Ahab's presence, the prophet solicited Obadiah to announce his return to Ahab. The commission, with a delicate allusion to the perils he had already encountered in securing others of God's servants, was, in very touching terms, declined, as unkind and peculiarly hazardous. But Elijah having dispelled all the apprehensions entertained about the Spirit's carrying him away, Obadiah undertook to convey the prophet's message to Ahab and solicit an interview. But Ahab, bent on revenge, or impatient for the appearance of rain, went himself to meet Elijah.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

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1 Kings 18:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand he wasH1961
עֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙'oad.Ya.huObadiahH5662
בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhon the wayH1870
וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452
לִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.Toto meet himH7122
וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.ki.Re.huand he recognized himH5234
וַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.Poland he fellH5307
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פָּנָ֔יוpa.Navface hisH6440
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַאַתָּ֥הha.'a.Tah¿ youH859
זֶ֖הzeh[is] thisH2088
אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiO lord myH113
אֵלִיָּֽהוּ\׃'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452

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Cross references for 1 Kings 18:7

  • 2 Kings 1:6-8

    And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

  • Isaiah 60:14

    The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Genesis 44:16

    And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

  • Matthew 11:8

    But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

  • Genesis 50:18

    And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

  • 1 Kings 11:29

    And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

  • Genesis 18:2

    And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

  • Genesis 44:20

    And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

  • Genesis 18:12

    Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

  • 2 Samuel 19:18

    And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;

  • 1 Samuel 20:41

    And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

  • Genesis 44:33

    Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
was in the way.
11:29
he knew.
2Ki 1:6-8; Mt 3:4; 11:8
fell on.
Ge 18:2; 50:18; 1Sa 20:41; 2Sa 19:18; Isa 60:14
my lord Elijah.
Ge 18:12; 44:16,20,33; Nu 12:11

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Context

  • 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 18:8

    And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

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1 Kings 18:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y yendo Abdías por el camino, topóse con Elías; y como le conoció, postróse sobre su rostro, y dijo: ¿No eres tú mi señor Elías?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et comme Abdias était en chemin, voici, Élie le rencontra; et il le reconnut, et tomba sur sa face, et dit: Est-ce bien toi, mon seigneur Élie?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und als Obadja auf dem Wege war, siehe, da kam Elia ihm entgegen. Und er erkannte ihn und fiel auf sein Angesicht und sprach: Bist du es, mein Herr Elia?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque esset Abdias in via, Elias occurrit ei: qui cum cognovisset eum, cecidit super faciem suam, et ait: Num tu es, domine mi, Elias?