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1 Kings 18:5

Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis.b Perhaps we may find green grass that we may keep horses and mules alive and that we might not lose any of the animals.”

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1 Kings 18:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals.”

1 Kings 18:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, and not lose some of the animals.”

1 Kings 18:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 18:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Ahab said to Obadiah, “We must check every spring and valley in the land to see if we can find enough grass to save at least some of my horses and mules.”

1 Kings 18:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, so that we will not have to kill any livestock.”

1 Kings 18:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Ahab said to Obadiah, “Let’s check every spring and valley in the land. Maybe we can find enough grass to keep our horses and mules alive and not have to kill our animals.”

1 Kings 18:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

1 Kings 18:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water and to all the torrents, perhaps we may find grass to save the horses and the mules alive, so that we may not have to destroy some of our beasts.

1 Kings 18:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Ahab told Obadiah, “Let’s go throughout the countryside to every spring and stream. If we can find grass, then we can keep the horses and mules alive and not lose any animals.”

1 Kings 18:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring of water and to every wadi. Perhaps we’ll find grass so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to destroy any cattle.”

1 Kings 18:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, and not lose some of the animals.”

1 Kings 18:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go through the land. Go to all of the springs of water and to the valleys. Maybe we can find some grass there. It will keep the horses and mules alive. Then we won’t have to kill any of our animals.”

1 Kings 18:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we will find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to kill some of the cattle.”


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