Obadiah

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. The governor of Ahab's house

Conceals one-hundred prophets persecuted by Jezebel in a cave

• 1 Kings 18:3–4 and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD, for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

Meets Elijah and receives a commission from him

• 1 Kings 18:3–16 and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD, for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.) Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go…

2. Head of a family

• 1 Chronicles 3:21 The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.

3. A descendant of Tola

• 1 Chronicles 7:3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.

4. Son of Azel

• 1 Chronicles 8:38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
• 1 Chronicles 9:44 And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

5. A Levite

• 1 Chronicles 9:16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

6. A Gadite warrior who joined David at Ziklag

• 1 Chronicles 12:9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

7. Father of Ishmaiah

• 1 Chronicles 27:19 over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;

8. A prince of Judah who instructed the people in the law

• 2 Chronicles 17:7–9 In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah, accompanied by certain Levites — Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah — along with the p…

9. A Levite

One of the overseers in the repairing of the temple by Josiah

• 2 Chronicles 34:12 And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,

10. A descendant of Joab who returned from Babylon

• Ezra 8:9 from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

11. A priest who sealed a covenant with Nehemiah to observe God's law

• Nehemiah 10:5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

12. A gatekeeper of Jerusalem, under Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 12:25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

13. A prophet who prophesied the destruction of Edom

• Obadiah 1:1 This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom — We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—