New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Kings

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for when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.)

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
for when Jezebel queen of Isr. with King Ahab Noun H348 אִיזֶ֔בֶל i·ze·vel,
Analysis:
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destroyed to cut off, cut down Verb H3772 בְּהַכְרִ֣ית be·hach·rit
the prophets a spokesman, speaker, prophet Noun H5030 נְבִיאֵ֣י ne·vi·'ei
of the LORD, the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֑ה Yah·weh
Obadiah "servant of Yah," the name of a number of Isr. Noun H5662 עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ o·vad·ya·hu
took to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּ֨ח vai·yik·kach
a hundred hundred Noun H3967 מֵאָ֣ה me·'ah
prophets a spokesman, speaker, prophet Noun H5030 נְבִאִ֗ים ne·vi·'im
and hid to withdraw, hide Verb H2244 וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם vai·yach·bi·'em
them by fifties fifty Noun H2572 חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים cha·mi·shim
in a cave, a cave Noun H4631 בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה bam·me·'a·rah,
and provided to comprehend, contain Verb H3557 וְכִלְכְּלָ֖ם ve·chil·ke·lam
them with bread bread, food Noun H3899 לֶ֥חֶם le·chem
and water.) waters, water Noun H4325 וָמָֽיִם׃ va·ma·yim.

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Jezebel

Jezebel Jezebel, the symbolic name of a false prophetess chaste, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Zidonians, and the wife of Ahab, the king of Israel ( 1 Kings 16:31 ). This was the "first time that a king of Israel had allied himself by marriage with a heathen princess; and the alliance was in this case of a peculiarly disastrous kind. Jezebel has stamped her name on history as the representative of all that is designing,... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 for when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.)
King James Bible for For it was so, when Jezebel destroyed cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a an hundred prophets prophets, and hid them by fifties fifty in a cave, and provided fed them with bread and water.)
Hebrew Greek English for when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.)