16. When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.
17. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:
18. ‘Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it.
19. Say to him, “This is what the Lord says: have you not murdered a man and seized his property?” Then say to him, “This is what the Lord says: in the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, dogs will lick up your blood – yes, yours!” ’
20. Ahab said to Elijah, ‘So you have found me, my enemy!’‘I have found you,’ he answered, ‘because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.
21. He says, “I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel – slave or free.
22. I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have aroused my anger and have caused Israel to sin.”
23. ‘And also concerning Jezebel the Lord says: “Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.”
24. ‘Dogs will eat those belonging to Ahab who die in the city, and the birds will feed on those who die in the country.’
25. (There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his wife.