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    Obadiah

    Pronounced oh-bah-DY-ah

    boy
    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Obadiah appears in the King James Bible, including 1 Kings 18:4.
    Meaning
    "Servant of the Lord"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Obadiah means 'servant of the Lord.' The prophet Obadiah wrote the shortest book in the Old Testament, and another Obadiah served in King Ahab's court while secretly protecting 100 prophets of God. Both demonstrate faithful service in very different circumstances.

    Spiritual meaning

    Obadiah embodies faithful service — serving God boldly in public and protecting His people in secret.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "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."

      1 Kings 18:4 (KJV) →
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