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.
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Gill's Exposition
Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat, and him that dieth in the field the fowls of the air shall eat. That is, they shall have no burial, see Kg1 14:11 hitherto are the words of the…
Barnes' Notes
The words “O mine enemy,” may refer partly to the old antagonism (marginal reference; 1Ki 17:1; 1Ki 19:2-3); but the feeling which it expresses is rather that of present oppositions - the opposition…
Adam Clarke
Thou hast sold thyself to work evil - See a similar form of speech, Rom 7:14 (note). Thou hast totally abandoned thyself to the service of sin. Satan is become thy absolute master, and thou his…
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
Hast thou found me, O mine enemy Ahab had not thought of a penalty to overtake him, but the sight of Elijah makes him feel not penitent, but indignant that the avenger of wrong is so soon at hand.…
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