1 Kings 16:33-34

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.

16:34 During Ahab’s reign, ²  Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. ³  Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; ⁴  Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, ⁵  just as the Lord had warned ⁶  through Joshua son of Nun. ⁷ 

[16:33]  ¹ tn Heb “Ahab”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:34]  ² tn Heb “in his days.”

[16:34]  ³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[16:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “with Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it.”

[16:34]  ⁵ tn Heb “with Segub, his youngest, he set up its gates.”

[16:34]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

[16:34]  ⁷ sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua.