17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"
17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is it you, you troubler of Israel?"
17 The moment Ahab saw Elijah he said, "So it's you, old troublemaker!"
17 Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, O troubler of Israel?"
17 When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, "So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 18:17
Commentary on 1 Kings 18:17-20
(Read 1 Kings 18:17-20)
One may guess how people stand affected to God, by observing how they stand affected to his people and ministers. It has been the lot of the best and most useful men, like Elijah, to be called and counted the troublers of the land. But those who cause God's judgments do the mischief, not he that foretells them, and warns the nation to repent.