While on his way , Elijah meets Obadiah , the head of Ahab 's household , who had hidden a hundred prophets of the God of Israel when Ahab and Jezebel had been killing them .
Then Elijah went to `` present himself to Ahab '' as the Lord commanded him to , and he met Obadiah , the honorable man who had kept loyal to the Lord and had hidden 100 priests of God that King Ahab had tried to kill .