1 Kings 18:15
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Elijah said, “As the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today.”
Read 1 Kings 18:15 Using Other Translations
And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
And Elijah said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today."
But Elijah said, “I swear by the LORD Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself to Ahab this very day.”
What does 1 Kings 18:15 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
1 Kings 18:15
And Elijah said, as the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom
I
stand
In whose presence he was, and whose prophet and minister he was;
he takes this oath, to assure Obadiah that he would certainly be
upon the spot, or to be found, and not expose him to any danger:
I will surely show myself unto him today;
he was determined at all events to present himself to him that
day.
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