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and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who [is] over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,

and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water --

and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, `Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'

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and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator.(A) (Obadiah was a devout believer(B) in the Lord. While Jezebel(C) was killing off the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden(D) them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied(E) them with food and water.) Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs(F) and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals.”(G)

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