And Achab said to Elias: Hast thou found me thy enemy? He said: I have found thee, because thou art sold, to do evil in the sight of the Lord.
John Gill
Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat, and him that dieth in the field the fowls of the air shall eat. That is, they shall have no burial, see Kg1 14:11 hitherto are the words of the Lord by Elijah; next follow the remarks of the historian. hitherto are the words of the Lord by Elijah; next follow the remarks of the historian. 1 Kings 21:25 kg1 21:25 kg1 21:25 kg1 21:25But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord,.... Not of any of his predecessors, even those whose families had been destroyed, as his would be, Kg1 21:21. See Gill on Kg1 21:20. whom Jezebel his wife stirred up; to idolatry, revenge, and murder, and to whose will he was a slave, and is one instance of his being a captive to sin, and giving up himself to the power of it.
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