1 Kings 21:17-27

1 Kings 21:17-27

[17] And the word  of the LORD  came to Elijah  the Tishbite,  saying,  [18] Arise,  go down  to meet  Ahab  king  of Israel,  which is in Samaria:  behold, he is in the vineyard  of Naboth,  whither he is gone down  to possess  [19] And thou shalt speak  unto him, saying,  the LORD,  Hast thou killed,  and also taken possession?  And thou shalt speak  unto him, saying,  the LORD,  In the place  where dogs  licked  the blood  of Naboth  shall dogs  lick  thy blood,  [20] And Ahab  said  to Elijah,  Hast thou found  me, O mine enemy?  And he answered,  I have found  thee: because thou hast sold  thyself to work  evil  in the sight  of the LORD.  [21] Behold, I will bring  evil  upon thee, and will take away  thy posterity,  and will cut off  from Ahab  him that pisseth  against the wall,  and him that is shut up  and left  in Israel,  [22] And will make  thine house  of Jeroboam  the son  of Nebat,  and like the house  of Baasha  the son  of Ahijah,  for the provocation  wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger,  and made Israel  to sin.  [23] And of Jezebel  also spake  the LORD,  saying,  The dogs  shall eat  Jezebel  of Jezreel.  [24] Him that dieth  of Ahab  in the city  the dogs  shall eat;  and him that dieth  in the field  shall the fowls  of the air  eat.  [25] But there was none like unto Ahab,  which did sell  himself to work  wickedness  in the sight  of the LORD,  whom Jezebel  his wife  stirred up.  [26] And he did very  abominably  idols,  according to all things as did  the Amorites,  whom the LORD  cast out  before  the children  of Israel.  [27] And it came to pass, when Ahab  heard  those words,  that he rent  his clothes,  and put  sackcloth  upon his flesh,  and fasted,  and lay  in sackcloth,  and went  softly.