1 Kings 18:9

9 But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, 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 Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

8 “It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”

9 But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?

10 As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.

11 And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’