What does 1 Kings 18:16 mean?
ESV: So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
NIV: So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
NASB: So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and informed him; then Ahab went to meet Elijah.
CSB: Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah.
NLT: So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come, and Ahab went out to meet Elijah.
KJV: So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
NKJV: So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.
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