1 Kings 18:6
What does 1 Kings 18:6 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 18:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they divided the countries between them, that they might go round about them: Achab went one way, and Abdias another way by himself.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they divided the land between them to pass through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Context
v.5And 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.
v.6This passage
v.7And 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?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 14:3
And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.
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