- Bible
- 1 Kings
- Chapter 21
- Verse 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 it.
My Notes
Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's Exposition
And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah,.... Two of his predecessors, whose families were utterly destroyed, Kg1 15:29,…
Adam Clarke
Go down to meet Ahab - This was the next day after the murder, as we learn from the above quotation, Kg2 9:26.
In these verses we may observe,
I. The very bad character that is given of Ahab (Kg1 21:25, Kg1 21:26), which comes in here to justify God in the heavy sentence passed upon him, and to show that…
Cambridge Bible
Elijah meets Ahab and tells him God's sentence. Ahab repents and the punishment is deferred (Not in Chronicles)
18. whichis [R.V. dwelleth] in Samaria This change is necessary for consistency in the…