1 Kings 18:4-18

⁴And it happened, when Izebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that 'Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them fifty each in one cave, and provided them with bread and water;)

⁵And Achab said unto 'Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks, peradventure we may find grass and keep alive horse and mule, that we lose not all the cattle.

⁶So they divided between them the land to pass through it: Achab went one way by himself alone, and 'Obadiah went another way by himself alone.

⁷And as 'Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah came toward him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou here indeed, my Lord Elijah?

⁸And he said unto him, I am: go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

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

¹⁰As the Lord thy God liveth, there is not a nation or kingdom whither my Lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not here: he caused that kingdom and nation to take an oath, that no one could find thee.

¹¹And now thou sayest, Go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, here is Elijah.

¹²And it may come to pass, that, when I go from thee, the spirit of the Lord may carry thee whither I know not; and when I come to inform Achab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant have feared the Lord from my youth.

¹³Hath it not been told unto my Lord what I did when Izebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, fifty each in one cave, and provided them with bread and water?

¹⁴And now thou sayest, Go say to thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he will slay me.

¹⁵Then said Elijah, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely today will I show myself unto him.

¹⁶So 'Ohadiah went to meet Achab, and he told it to him; and Achab went to meet Elijah.

¹⁷And it came to pass, when Achab saw Elijah, that Achab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

¹⁸And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, through your forsaking the commandments of the Lord, and because thou hast followed the Be'alim.