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1 Kings 18:8

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And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
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  1. 1 Kings 18:3Rank 1 from verse 8
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    3And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:

  2. 1 Peter 2:17–18Rank 2 from verse 8
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    17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

    18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

  3. Romans 13:7Rank 3 from verse 8
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    7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

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1 Kings 18:8

COMBINED MEANING

answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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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?

8And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

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9And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

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