1 Kings 18:8 (DRB)

Passage

And he answered: I am. Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 18:6 And they divided the countries between them, that they might go round about them: Achab went one way, and Abdias another way by himself.

1 Kings 18:7 And as Abdias was in the way, Elias met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said: Art thou my lord Elias?

1 Kings 18:8 And he answered: I am. Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here.

1 Kings 18:9 And he said: What have I sinned, that thou wouldst deliver me, thy servant, into the hand of Achab, that he should kill me?

1 Kings 18:10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when all answered: He is not here: he took an oath of every kingdom and nation, because thou wast not found.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answered", "tell", "master", "elias", and "here". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answered" and "tell", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And as Abdias was in the way..." into verse 9's "And he said What have I sinned...", so "answered" and "tell" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "answered" and "tell" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.