1 Kings 18:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Ahab called Obadiah,a which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: ”

• 1 Kings 18:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Obadiah’s name, “servant of Yahweh,” indicates his religious character. It corresponds to the modern Arabic name Abdallah. Ahab could scarcely have been ignorant of Obadiah’s faithfulness to Yahweh...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah (b) feared the LORD greatly: (b) God had begun to work his fear in his heart, but had not yet brought him to the knowle...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Elijah's Meeting with Ahab and his Contest with the Priests of Baal. The history of Ahab's reign must have been something like the following: On his marriage with Jezebel he must have allowed the w...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  governor of . governor over. Now. Figure of speech Parenthesis. App-6.

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: Obadiah feared the Lord greatly - He was a sincere and zealous worshipper of the true God, and...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Ahab called Obadiah— The Jews have many strange stories respecting Obadiah, very little to be relied upon. It is plain from what he says to Elijah, that he was a truly religious man, who worshipped...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: Obadiah feared the Lord greatly. Although he did not follow the course taken by the Levites...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Jehovah or Baal? 1. In the third year] in Luke 4:2-5 ; James 5:17 the duration of the famine is given as 3 years and 6 months.

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Obadiah. — The name (“servant of Jehovah”) here corresponds to the character of the man. It is curiously significant of the hesitating and temporising attitude of Ahab, that, while Jezebel is suffe...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  ELIJAH AND AHAB 1 Kings 18:1-19 "Return, oh backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto Thee; for Thou art Jehovah our God. Truly in vain is salvation hoped fo...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Behold, Elijah! 1 Kings 18:1-15 “The word of the Lord came” to Elijah on four successive occasions- 1 Kings 17:2 ; 1 Kings 17:8 ; 1 Kings 18:1 ; 1 Kings 19:9 . God has many things to say to...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In this chapter we have perhaps one of the most familiar stories of the Old Testament. There are, however, certain points of interest especially to be noted. The first is Ahab's connection with Obadi...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (2) And Elijah went to shew himself unto Habakkuk. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. (3) And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: (4)...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house ,.... Perhaps his steward: the Jews m take him to be Obadiah the prophet, who wrote the small prophecy that goes by his name: (now Obad...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: Ver. 3. And Ahab called Obadiah. ] Who was neither the prophet Odadiah, as some have thought...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Obadiah, who was governor of his house Intrusted with the management of the affairs of his family, and highly valued by him on account of his singular prudence and fidelity. Now Obadiah feared the...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  ELIJAH'S RETURN TO FACE AHAB (vs.1-20) The famine lasted three and a half years ( James 5:17 ), the same length of time the Great Tribulation will last. But the rain would not be sent until Elij...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Character of Obadiah; Elijah's Interview with Obadiah. B. C. 906.       1 And it came to p...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Which was the governor of his house; being valued by Ahab for his great prudence and fidelity, and therefore indulged as to the worship of the calves and Baal. Obadiah feared the Lord greatly. Que...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  ELIJAH’S CONTEST WITH AHAB AND BAAL CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 18:1 . After many days … in the third year —in Luke 4:25 , James 5:17 , the drought is said to have lastes for t...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

  Obadiah In such a time as the reign of Ahab and Jezebel a believer's true place was by Elijah's side. Obadiah is a warning type of the men of God who adhere to the world while still seeking to...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  1 Kings 18:3-4 I. All we know of Obadiah is contained in this chapter, and yet he was a great man in his day. He was, it seems, king Ahab's vizier, or prime minister, the first man in the country...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Kings 18:1 . After many days. About the end of the third year, leaving six months more for the crops to be sown and ripened, which harmonizes the new testament with the old. Luke 4:25 ; James...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Go, show thyself unto Ahab. Ahab, Obadiah, and Elijah;- What are the general lessons as affecting Ahab, Obadiah, and Elijah? 1. It is possible for a man to be very bad in one direction and v...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION ELIJAH 'S RETURN AND THE ORDEAL OF MOUNT CARMEL .—The preceding chapter having been exclusively occupied with the fortunes of Elijah during his enforced absence of three...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Elijah Reproves Ahab

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 18:12 ; 2 Kings 4:1 ; Acts 10:2 ; Acts 10:35 ; Genesis 22:12 ; Genesis 24:10 ; Genesis 24:2 ; Genesis 39:4 ; Genesis 39:5 ; Genesis 39:9 ; Genesis 41:40 ; Genesis 42:18 ; Malachi...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Elijah at Mount Carmel 1 Kings 18:1-39 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are three things which we wish to consider: 1. Judgment and justice. The opening verse of chapter 18 says, "And it came to pa...

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• 1 Kings 18:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Obadiah — Being valued by Ahab for his great prudence and fidelity, and therefore indulged as to the worship of the calves and Baal. But how could he and some other Israelites be said to fear the L...

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