It was not enough for Ahab to do the same sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had done. So Ahab also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal. Ethbaal was the king of the people of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve and worship Baal. [190]
1 Kings 19:1 - Easy To Read Version King Ahab told Jezebel all the things that Elijah did. Ahab told her how Elijah had killed all the prophets with a sword. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
It was not enough for Ahab to do the same sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had done. So Ahab also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal. Ethbaal was the king of the people of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve and worship Baal. [190]
Then Elijah said, “Get the prophets of Baal! [207] Don’t let any of them escape!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Creek. At that place he killed all the prophets.
There is no other person that has done so many wrong things or sinned so much as Ahab. His wife Jezebel caused him to do those things.
And King Jehoiakim commanded some men to arrest Baruch the scribe {\cf2\super [314]} and Jeremiah the prophet. Those men were Jerahmeel, a son of the king, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel. But those men could not find Baruch and Jeremiah, because the Lord had hidden them.
Some people stopped great fires, and other people were saved from being killed with swords. They did those things because they had faith. Weak people were made strong because of their faith. They became powerful in battle and defeated other armies.