1 Kings 21:20

¹⁸ “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, of which he has gone to take possession.

¹⁹ Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

²¹ This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.

²² I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
KJV: And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
WEB: Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the LORD’s sight.
ASV: And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee, because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah.
DARBY: And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he said, I have found [thee]; because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah.
BLB: And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found [you], because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of YHWH:

ÅB: Men Akab sa til Elias: Har du funnet meg, du min fiende? Han svarte: Ja, jeg har funnet deg, fordi du har solgt deg til å gjøre hva ondt er i Herrens øyne.
OTB: Akab sa til Elia: "Så du har funnet meg, min fiende!" Elia svarte: "Jeg har funnet deg, fordi du har solgt deg selv til å gjøre ondt i Herrens øyne.
B1930: Men Akab sa til Elias: Har du funnet mig, du min fiende? Han svarte: Ja, jeg har funnet dig, fordi du har solgt dig til å gjøre hvad ondt er i Herrens øine.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 7:14
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
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2 Kings 17:17
They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
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1 Kings 21:25
(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.
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1 Kings 18:17
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
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Revelation 11:10
And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
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Isaiah 52:3
For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”
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Isaiah 50:1
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
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2 Chronicles 18:17
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
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