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15 But Elijah said, “As certainly as the Lord of Heaven’s Armies[a] lives (whom I serve),[b] I will make an appearance before him today.”

Elijah Confronts Baal’s Prophets

16 When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah.[c] 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he[d] said to him, “Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on[e] Israel?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 18:15 tn Traditionally, “the Lord of Hosts.”
  2. 1 Kings 18:15 tn Heb “(before whom I stand).”
  3. 1 Kings 18:16 tn Heb “Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.”
  4. 1 Kings 18:17 tn Heb “Ahab.”
  5. 1 Kings 18:17 tn Or “brings trouble on.”