1 Kings 18:16 (GNV)

Passage

So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and tolde him: And Ahab went to meete Eliiah.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 18:14 And now thou sayest, Go, tel thy lord, Behold, Eliiah is here, that he may slay me.

1 Kings 18:15 And Eliiah said, As the Lord of hostes liueth, before whome I stand, I will surely shewe my selfe vnto him this day.

1 Kings 18:16 So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and tolde him: And Ahab went to meete Eliiah.

1 Kings 18:17 And when Ahab saw Eliiah, Ahab said vnto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

1 Kings 18:18 And he answered, I haue not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy fathers house, in that ye haue forsaken the commandements of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obadiah", "went", "meete", "ahab", and "tolde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "obadiah" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And Eliiah said As the Lord of..." into verse 17's "And when Ahab saw Eliiah Ahab said...", so "obadiah" and "went" 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 "obadiah" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.