1 Kings 18:8
And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
1 Kings 18:8 in other translations
| BSB | “It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’” |
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| WEB | He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’” |
| ASV | And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. |
| YLT | And he saith to him, ‘I am; go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah.' |
| DARBY | And he said to him, I am he: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! |
| BBE | And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here. |
| Webster | And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. |
What does 1 Kings 18:8 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…
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 18:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 18:8
- 1 Kings 18:3
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:
- Romans 13:7
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
- 1 Peter 2:17-18
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
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Context
- 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.
- 1 Kings 18:9
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
1 Kings 18:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él respondió: Yo soy; ve, di á tu amo: He aquí Elías. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il lui dit: C’est moi; va, dis à ton seigneur: Voici Élie! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu ihm: Ich bins; gehe hin, sage deinem Herrn: Siehe, Elia ist da! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui ille respondit: Ego. Vade, et dic domino tuo: Adest Elias. |