1 Kings 18:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.”

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BSBPD

“So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 18:6 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.

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