1 Kings 18:5

American Standard Version (1901)

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:14 : 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,
  • Jer 14:5-6 : 5 Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh [her young], because there is no grass. 6 And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
  • Joel 1:18 : 18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
  • Joel 2:22 : 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.
  • Hab 3:17 : 17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
  • Rom 8:20-22 : 20 For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 18:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

    7And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah?

  • 1 Kgs 18:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

    2And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.

    3And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly:

    4for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

  • 1 Kgs 18:16
    72%

    16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

  • 1 Kgs 21:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

    18Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.

  • 2 Kgs 7:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

    14They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

  • 1 Kgs 18:9-13
    5 verses
    71%

    9And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

    10As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

    11And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here] .

    12And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.

    13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

  • 1 Kgs 18:41
    71%

    41And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

  • 1 Kgs 18:43-46
    4 verses
    71%

    43And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

    44And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

    45And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel:

    46and the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

  • Joel 1:18-20
    3 verses
    70%

    18How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

    19O Jehovah, to thee do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

    20Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

  • 2 Kgs 3:7-9
    3 verses
    70%

    7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

    8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.

    9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.

  • Jer 14:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh [her young], because there is no grass.

    6And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

  • 2 Kgs 3:17
    69%

    17For thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.

  • 1 Kgs 18:20
    69%

    20So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

  • 1 Kgs 17:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

    8And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

  • Deut 11:15
    69%

    15And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be full.

  • 2 Chr 18:2
    69%

    2And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and moved him to go up [with him] to Ramoth-gilead.

  • 1 Kgs 17:2
    69%

    2And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 20:13
    68%

    13And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

  • 1 Kgs 21:20
    68%

    20And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee, because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah.

  • 1 Kgs 18:35
    68%

    35And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

  • 2 Chr 18:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.

    5Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.

  • 2 Kgs 3:11
    68%

    11But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

  • Isa 15:6
    68%

    6For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered away, the tender grass faileth, there is no green thing.

  • 1 Kgs 20:31
    67%

    31And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

  • 1 Kgs 21:28
    67%

    28And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 21:1
    67%

    1And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 18:23
    67%

    23Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.

  • 1 Kgs 17:4
    67%

    4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

  • Judg 19:19
    67%

    19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything.

  • 1 Kgs 19:1
    67%

    1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.