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Elijah’s Message to Ahab

1 Kings 18:9

In 11 translations

BSB
But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?
KJV
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
WEB
He said, “How have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?
ASV
And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
LSV
And he says, “What have I sinned, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab—to put me to death?
YLT
And he saith, 'What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab — to put me to death?
DBY
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to put me to death?
DRC
And he said: What have I sinned, that thou wouldst deliver me thy servant into the hand of Achab, that he should kill me?
GNV
And he said, What haue I sinned, that thou wouldest deliuer thy seruant into the hande of Ahab, to slay me?
JPS
And he said: 'Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
LXXE
And Abdiu said, What sin have I committed, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Achaab to slay me?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה חָטָ֑אתִי כִּֽי־אַתָּ֞ה נֹתֵ֧ן אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֛ בְּיַד־אַחְאָ֖ב לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβδιοὺ, τί ἡμάρτηκα, ὅτι δίδως τὸν δοῦλόν σου εἰς χεῖρα Ἀχαὰβ τοῦ θανατῶσαί με;

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👤 Ahab◆ Prophecies of Elijah

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
  • Exodus 5:21“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
  • 1 Kings 18:12I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.

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