1 Kings 16:31

16:31 As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal. ¹ 

1 Kings 21:5-7

21:5 Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, “Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?” 21:6 He answered her, “While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.’” ²  21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! ³  Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. ⁴  I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

1 Kings 21:25

21:25 (There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed ⁵  to doing evil in the sight of ⁶  the Lord, urged on by his wife Jezebel. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “and he went and served Baal and bowed down to him.”

² tn Heb “While I was talking…, I said…, he said….” Ahab’s explanation is one lengthy sentence in the Hebrew text, which is divided in the English translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

⁴ tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”

⁵ tn Heb “who sold himself.”

⁶ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

⁷ tn Heb “like Ahab…whom his wife Jezebel incited.”