1 Kings 18:3

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Summary

1 Kings 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

The governor of his house

Genesis 24:2

Genesis 39:4

Genesis 41:40

Feared the lord

Bible References

The governor of his house

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.

Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

You shall be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only in the throne I will be greater than you."

Feared the lord

It will happen, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you I don't know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can't find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared Yahweh from my youth.

He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this, and live, for I fear God.

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared Yahweh. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves."

But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.

that I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared Yahweh, and who honored his name.

Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.