6. They decided where each of them would go to look for water. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself.
7. As Obadiah was walking along the road by himself, he looked up, and there was Elijah. Obadiah recognized him and bowed down to show his respect. He said, “Elijah? Is it really you, master?”
8. Elijah answered, “Yes, it is me. Now, go and tell your master, the king, that I am here.”
9. Obadiah said, “If I tell Ahab that I know where you are, he will kill me! I have done nothing wrong to you. Why do you want me to die?
10. As surely as the Lord your God lives, the king has been looking for you everywhere. He has sent people to every country to find you. He even made the rulers of those countries swear that you were not there.
11. Now you want me to go and tell him that you are here!
12. If I go tell King Ahab that you are here, the Spirit of the Lord might carry you away. Then when King Ahab comes here and cannot find you, he will kill me! I have followed the Lord since I was a boy.