Elijah Pronounces God's Sentence

Ahab refused to give Jezebel his vineyard for money. She wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal. They proclaimed a fast and set Nabath on high among the people. The base fellows brought a charge against him saying, you have cursed God and the King. So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death With stones. As soon as he heard that Nabath was dead, Ahab arose to take possession of it. Elijah pronounces God's sentence: "I will utterly sweep you away" Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city, the dogs shall eat,. Any one of his who died in the open country,