1 Kings 18:9

9 “What have I done wrong,” asked Obadiah, “that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be put to death?

1 Kings 18:9 in Other Translations

9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

9 And he said, "How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?

9 “Oh, sir,” Obadiah protested, “what harm have I done to you that you are sending me to my death at the hands of Ahab?

9 Obadiah said, "But what have I done to deserve this? Ahab will kill me.

9 But Obadiah said, "What sin have I committed, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?

1 Kings 18:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 18:9

And he said, what have I sinned
Or in what have I offended God or his prophet, that revenge should be taken on me in this way: that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab to slay
me?
for that he supposed would be the consequence of it, as he argues and more plainly expresses his sense in the following words.

1 Kings 18:9 In-Context

7 As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?”

8 “Yes,” he replied. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”

9 “What have I done wrong,” asked Obadiah, “that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be put to death?

10 As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you.

11 But now you tell me to go to my master and say, ‘Elijah is here.’