6. So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another.
7. As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?”
8. “Yes,” he replied. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”
9. “What have I done wrong,” asked Obadiah, “that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be put to death?
10. As surely as the Lord your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you.