And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he took as his wife Jezebel daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians and went and served Baal and worshiped him.
1 Kings 19:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AHAB TOLD Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had slain all the prophets [of Baal] with the sword. American Standard Version (1901) And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Common English Bible Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, how he had killed all Baal’s prophets with the sword. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Achab told Jezabel all that Elias had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. |
And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he took as his wife Jezebel daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians and went and served Baal and worshiped him.
Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” Then they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishon and killed them there.
(Indeed, there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, urged on by his wife Jezebel.
And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son and Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest the secretary Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. But the Lord hid them.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.