1 Kings 16:33
Context16:33 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
Context21:20 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
Context21:25 (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
[16:33] 1 tn Heb “Ahab”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[21:20] 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.
[21:20] 3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[21:20] 4 tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”
[21:20] 5 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
[21:25] 6 tn Heb “who sold himself.”