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?’k Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood,l dogsm will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’ ”

20 Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!”n

“I have found you,” he answered, “because you have soldo 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 malep in Israel—slave or free.a q 22 I will make your houser 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.’s

23 “And also concerning Jezebel the Lord says: ‘Dogst will devour Jezebel by the wall ofb Jezreel.’

24 “Dogsu will eat those belonging to Ahab who die in the city, and the birdsv will feed on those who die in the country.”

25 (There was neverw anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his wife. 26 He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amoritesx the Lord drove out before Israel.)

27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackclothy and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.z

28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 29 “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbleda himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day,b but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son.”c