1 Kings 18:9 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he said, 'What have I done wrong that you would hand me over to Ahab to be killed?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer shows someone desperately asking what they did wrong to deserve being put in mortal danger.

📚 Historical Context

This is Obadiah, King Ahab's palace administrator, speaking to the prophet Elijah during Israel's great drought. Obadiah was secretly protecting God's prophets while serving the wicked king, and he feared that if he told Ahab about meeting Elijah, the king would kill him when Elijah inevitably disappeared again.

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