1 Kings 21:25
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
25 (Indeed, there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, urged on by his wife Jezebel.
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1 Kings 21:25
Authorized (King James) Version
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.
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1 Kings 21:25-29
Contemporary English Version
25-29 When Ahab heard this, he tore his clothes in sorrow and wore sackcloth day and night. He was depressed and refused to eat.
Some time later, the Lord said, “Elijah, do you see how sorry Ahab is for what he did? I won't punish his family while he is still alive. I'll wait until his son is king.”
No one was more determined than Ahab to disobey the Lord. And Jezebel encouraged him. Worst of all, he had worshiped idols, just as the Amorites[a] had done before the Lord forced them out of the land and gave it to Israel.
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- 21.25-29 Amorites: A name sometimes used of the people who lived in Palestine before the Israelites.
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