nkjv 1Kings:18:1-15 SEEK
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And it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah ,
in the third year ,
saying , "
Go ,
present yourself to Ahab ,
and I will send rain on the earth ."
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So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab ;
and there was a severe famine in Samaria .
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And Ahab had called Obadiah ,
who was in charge of his house . (
Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly .
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For so it was ,
while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the LORD ,
that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them ,
fifty to a cave ,
and had fed them with bread and water .)
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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 ."
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So they divided the land between them to explore it ;
Ahab went one way by himself ,
and Obadiah went another way by himself .
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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 ?"
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And he answered him , "
It is I .
Go ,
tell your master , "
Elijah is here ."'
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So he said , "
How have I sinned ,
that you are delivering your servant into the hand of Ahab ,
to kill me ?
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As the LORD your God lives ,
there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to hunt for you ;
and when they said , "
He is not here ,'
he took an oath from the kingdom or nation that they could not find you .
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And now you say , "
Go ,
tell your master , "
Elijah is here "'!
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And it shall come to pass ,
as soon as I am gone from you ,
that the Spirit of the LORD will carry you to a place I do not know ;
so when I go and tell Ahab ,
and he cannot find you ,
he will kill me .
But I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth .
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Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD ,
how I hid one hundred men of the LORD '
s prophets ,
fifty to a cave ,
and fed them with bread and water ?
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And now you say , "
Go ,
tell your master , "
Elijah is here ."'
He will kill me !"
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Then Elijah said , "
As the LORD of hosts lives ,
before whom I stand ,
I will surely present myself to him today ."