text: 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 . Elijah sends Obadiah back to Ahab to announce his return to Israel .
simplified: So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him , and Ahab went to meet Elijah .