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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
servant
of
God
). (1) A Judahite (
1 Chron. 3:21
21
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah. (1 Chronicles 3:21)
). (2) A chief of
Issachar
(
1 Chron. 7:3
3
And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. (1 Chronicles 7:3)
). (3)
Son
of
Azel
(
1 Chron. 8:38
38
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. (1 Chronicles 8:38)
). (4) A Levite (
1 Chron. 9:16
16
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. (1 Chronicles 9:16)
). (5) A Gadite (
1 Chron. 12:9
9
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, (1 Chronicles 12:9)
). (6) A court
officer
under
Ahab
(
1 Kings 18:3-16
3
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:
4
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
5
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
6
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
8
And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
10
As the Lord 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 there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
11
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
12
And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.
13
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
15
And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to day.
16
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. (1 Kings 18:3‑16)
). (7) A
teacher
of the
law
(
2 Chron. 17:7
7
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. (2 Chronicles 17:7)
). (8) Others (
1 Chron. 27:19
19
Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: (1 Chronicles 27:19)
;
2 Chron. 34:12
12
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music. (2 Chronicles 34:12)
;
Ezra 8:9
9
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. (Ezra 8:9)
;
Neh. 10:5; 12:25
5
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, (Nehemiah 10:5)
25
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. (Nehemiah 12:25)
). (9) Fourth of minor prophets. Prophesied after capture of
Jerusalem
. His
book
, 31st of O. T., is a denunciation of
Edom
. Nothing known of his history.
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
The
governor
of
Ahab
’s
house
. He feared the
Lord
greatly, and had the boldness, in spite of Ahab and
Jezebel
, to hide a hundred of
the prophets
of
Jehovah
, and feed them with
bread
and water, when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets. When
Elijah
sent Obadiah to tell Ahab that he was there, he feared that the
Spirit
of the Lord would catch away Elijah, and he would be slain; but he obeyed, and Elijah met the king. Obadiah is a remarkable instance of how a
servant
who feared the Lord could maintain his integrity amid flagrant wickedness, though otherwise he seems out of his right place, for he was not separate like Elijah. His false position may account for his dwelling upon his own work for the Lord, and his fear for his
life
before Ahab (
1 Kings 18:3-16
3
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:
4
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
5
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
6
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
8
And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
10
As the Lord 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 there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
11
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
12
And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.
13
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
15
And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to day.
16
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. (1 Kings 18:3‑16)
).
2.
Descendant of
David
(
1 Chron. 3:21
21
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah. (1 Chronicles 3:21)
).
3.
Son
of
Izrahiah
, a descendant of
Issachar
(
1 Chron. 7:3
3
And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. (1 Chronicles 7:3)
).
4.
Son of
Azel
, a Benjamite (
1 Chron. 8:38
38
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. (1 Chronicles 8:38)
;
1 Chron. 9:44
44
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel. (1 Chronicles 9:44)
).
5.
Son of
Shemaiah
, a Levite (
1 Chron. 9:16
16
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. (1 Chronicles 9:16)
). Apparently called
ABDA
in
Nehemiah 11:17
17
And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (Nehemiah 11:17)
.
6.
Gadite who resorted to David at
Ziklag
(
1 Chron. 12:9
9
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, (1 Chronicles 12:9)
).
7. A Zebulunite,
father
of
Ishmaiah
(
1 Chron. 27:19
19
Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: (1 Chronicles 27:19)
).
8.
Prince
sent by
Jehoshaphat
to teach the people (
2 Chron. 17:7
7
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. (2 Chronicles 17:7)
).
9.
Levite who was
overseer
in the repairs of
the temple
(
2 Chron. 34:12
12
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music. (2 Chronicles 34:12)
).
10.
Son of
Jehiel
: he returned from exile (
Ezra 8:9
9
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. (Ezra 8:9)
).
11.
Priest
who sealed the
covenant
(
Neh. 10:5
5
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, (Nehemiah 10:5)
).
12.
Levite who acted as doorkeeper (
Neh. 12:25
25
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. (Nehemiah 12:25)
).
13.
The
prophet
, of whom personally nothing is known (
Obad. 1:1
1
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumor from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. (Obadiah 1)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
5662
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
`Obadyah
Phonic:
o-bad-yaw’
Meaning:
or mObadyahuw {o-bad-yaw'-hoo}; active participle of
5647
and
3050
; serving Jah; Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
KJV Usage:
Obadiah
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
serving Jehovah
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Servant of God; worshiper of God:―name of thirteen Israelites, Obad. 1:1. {Servus Dei}
Call: 1-630-543-1441
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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