18:16 When Obadiah went and informed Ahab, the king went to meet Elijah. ¹  18:17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he ²  said to him, “Is it really you, the one who brings disaster ³  on Israel?” 18:18 Elijah ⁴  replied, “I have not brought disaster ⁵  on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.