Then he went in and ate and drank. And he said, “See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter.”
And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.
(There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited.
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
“Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall,
You shall leave your name to my chosen for a curse, and the Lord God will put you to death, but his servants he will call by another name,
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.”
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