1 Kings 21:17-20
New King James Version
The Lord Condemns Ahab
17 (A)Then the word of the Lord came to (B)Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, (C)who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it. 19 You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you murdered and also taken possession?” ’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: (D)“In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ”
20 So Ahab said to Elijah, (E)“Have you found me, O my enemy?”
And he answered, “I have found you, because (F)you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord:
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