1st Kings Chapter 18 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV 1stKings 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly:
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BBE 1stKings 18:3

And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;
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DARBY 1stKings 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;
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KJV 1stKings 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
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WBT 1stKings 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
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WEB 1stKings 18:3

Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly:
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YLT 1stKings 18:3

and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who `is' over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - And Ahab called [Rather, had called. "The verbs וַיְּהִי וַיּקְרָא etc. (vers. 3, 4, 5, 6), carry on the circumstantial clauses" (Keil).] Obadiah [This name is almost as remarkable as Elijah's, or would be, if it were not more common. It means "servant of Jehovah." Compare the modern Arabic Abdallah. Although borne by one who "feared the Lord greatly" (ver. 3), and "from his youth" (ver. 12), it occurs too frequently (1 Chronicles 3:21; 1 Chronicles 7:3; 1 Chronicles 8:38; 1 Chronicles 9:16; 2 Chronicles 17:7; 2 Chronicles 34:12; Ezra 8:9; Obadiah 1:1, etc.) to justify the belief that it was assumed or bestowed as an indication of his character (Rawlinson)], which was the governor of his [Heb. over the] house. [See note on 1 Kings 4:6, and cf. 1 Kings 16:9. Rawlinson says it "tells in favour of the monarch's tolerance that he should have maintained an adherent of the old religion in so important an office." But it is just as probable that it was because of his religion that he occupied this post of trust. Ahab could depend on his fidelity and conscientiousness]. (Now Obadiah [here begins a second parenthesis within the first] feared [Heb. was fearing] the Lord greatly.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) 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 suffered to persecute, a high officer in the court is able to profess openly the service of Jehovah, and secretly to thwart the cruelty of the queen. In his heart Ahab always seems to acknowledge the true God, but is overborne by the commanding and ruthless nature of Jezebel.