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1 Kings 18:7–8

As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognizedf him, bowed down to the ground, and said, “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?”

“Yes,” he replied. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”

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1 Kings 18:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. And Obadiah recognized him and fell on his face and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?” And he answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.’ ”

1 Kings 18:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

1 Kings 18:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

As Obadiah was walking along, he suddenly saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized him at once and bowed low to the ground before him. “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?” he asked.

“Yes, it is,” Elijah replied. “Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”

1 Kings 18:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now as Obadiah was on his way, suddenly Elijah met him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is that you, my lord Elijah?”

And he answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”

1 Kings 18:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

While Obadiah was on his way, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized Elijah, so he bowed down to the ground and said, “Elijah? Is it really you, master?”

“Yes,” Elijah answered. “Go tell your master that I am here.”

1 Kings 18:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

1 Kings 18:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And 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? And he said to him, I am he: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!

1 Kings 18:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Obadiah was on the road when he met Elijah. Obadiah recognized him and immediately bowed down to the ground. “Is it you, my master Elijah?” he asked. 

“Yes,” Elijah answered him. “Tell your master that Elijah is here.” 

1 Kings 18:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

While Obadiah was walking along the road, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell with his face to the ground and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

“It is I,” he replied. “Go tell your lord, ‘Elijah is here!’ ”

1 Kings 18:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

As Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him; Obadiah recognized him, fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?” He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord that Elijah is here.”

1 Kings 18:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

It happened that Obadiah was on the way, and suddenly Elijah was there to meet him. When he recognized him, he fell on his face and said, “Is this you, my lord Elijah?” He said to him, “I am. Go, say to your lord, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”

1 Kings 18:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him. He bowed down to the ground. He said, “My master Elijah! Is it really you?”

“Yes,” he replied. “Go and tell your master Ahab, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”

1 Kings 18:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him, and he recognized him and fell on his face and said, “Is this you, Elijah my master?”

He said to him, “It is I. Go, say to your master, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.’ ”


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