And now thou sayest, go tell my lord, behold, Elijah [is here]: and he shall slay me. ] That is, should he carry such a message to him, and Elijah should be removed elsewhere, and not to be found.
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1 Kings 18:14 In-Context
12 But when I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord may carry you off to some place I don't know. Then when I go report to Ahab and he doesn't find you, he will kill me. But [I], your servant, have feared the Lord from my youth.
13 Wasn't it reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord's prophets? I hid 100 of the prophets of the Lord, 50 men to a cave, and I provided them with food and water.
14 Now you say, 'Go tell your lord, "Elijah is here!" ' He will kill me!"
15 Then Elijah said, "As the Lord of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, today I will present myself to Ahab."
16 Obadiah went to meet Ahab and report to him. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah.