Now, as if it was a trifling thing to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also took as wife Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshipped him.
1 Kings 19:1 - Tree of Life Version Then Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had slain all the prophets with the 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. |
Now, as if it was a trifling thing to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also took as wife Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshipped him.
Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Let not a single one of them escape.” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishon and slew them there.
Surely there was none like Ahab, who sold himself over to do evil in Adonai’s eyes, at the instigation of Jezebel his wife.
Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, along with Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah—but Adonai hid them.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, and made foreign armies flee.