1 Kings 16:33

16:33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole; he ¹  did more to anger the Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, ²  “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah ³  replied, “I have found you, because you are committed ⁴  to doing evil in the sight of ⁵  the Lord.

1 Kings 21:25

21:25 (There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed ⁶  to doing evil in the sight of ⁷  the Lord, urged on by his wife Jezebel. ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “Ahab”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

⁶ tn Heb “who sold himself.”

⁷ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

⁸ tn Heb “like Ahab…whom his wife Jezebel incited.”