1 Kings 18:17 “When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Isra…”

1 Kings 18:17

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

World English Bible

When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”

American Standard Version

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?

Geneva Bible 1599

And when Ahab saw Eliiah, Ahab said vnto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

Darby Translation

And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel?

Young's Literal Translation

and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, 'Art thou he — the troubler of Israel?'

Bible in Basic English

And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?

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Cross references

“he that troubleth Israel”

Joshua 7:25 1 Kings 21:20 Acts 16:20 Acts 17:6 Amos 7:10 Acts 24:5

Joshua 7:25 · BSB

“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

1 Kings 21:20 · BSB

When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

Acts 16:20 · BSB

They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

Acts 17:6 · BSB

But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

Amos 7:10 · BSB

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

Acts 24:5 · BSB

We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.

18“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.

Read 1 Kings 18