Obadiah in the Bible
Meaning: servant of the Lord
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And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
But Obadiah said, “What sin have I committed,
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, leader of the praise who giveth thanks, in prayer, and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, - and Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
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Obadiah » Son of azel
Obadiah » The governor of ahab's house » Meets elijah and receives a commission from him
They divided the land between them in order to cover it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself. While Obadiah was [walking] along the road, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell with his face [to the ground] and said, "Is it you, my lord Elijah?" "It is I," he replied. "Go tell your lord, 'Elijah is here!' " But Obadiah said, "What sin have I committed, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death? As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, 'He is not here,' he made that kingdom or nation swear they had not found you. "Now you say, 'Go tell your lord, "Elijah is here!" ' But when I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord may carry you off to some place I don't know. Then when I go report to Ahab and he doesn't find you, he will kill me. But , your servant, have feared the Lord from my youth. Wasn't it reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord's prophets? I hid 100 of the prophets of the Lord, 50 men to a cave, and I provided them with food and water. Now you say, 'Go tell your lord, "Elijah is here!" ' He will kill me!" Then Elijah said, "As the Lord of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, today I will present myself to Ahab." Obadiah went to meet Ahab and report to him. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Obadiah » The governor of ahab's house » Conceals one-hundred prophets persecuted by jezebel in a cave
Obadiah » A prince of judah who instructed the people in the law
Obadiah » A levite » One of the overseers in the repairing of the temple by josiah
Obadiah » Father of ishmaiah
for Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel;
Obadiah » A gadite warrior who joined david at ziklag » Warrior » Joined » David » Ziklag
Obadiah » Gate keeper » Jerusalem
Obadiah » Head of a family
Obadiah » A levite
and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
Obadiah » Descendant » A descendant of joab who returned from babylon
from Joab’s descendants,
and 218 men with him;
Obadiah » Descendant » A descendant of tola
Izrahiah’s sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
Obadiah » A priest who sealed a covenant with nehemiah to observe God's law
Obadiah » A prophet who prophesied the destruction of edom
This is what the Lord God has said about Edom:
a messenger has been sent
“Rise up,
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Obadiah
This is what the Lord God has said about Edom:
a messenger has been sent
“Rise up,