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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(uncle). (1) Seventh king of
Israel
. Reigned B. C. 919-896 (
1 Kings 16:29
29
And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. (1 Kings 16:29)
). Married
Jezebel
of
Tyre
, who introduced the
worship
of
Baal
and Astarte. One of the most notorious of O. T. characters. Slain by a chance arrow, and the “dogs licked his
blood
” according to
prophecy
(1 Kings 18-22; 2 Chron. 18). (2) A false
prophet
at
Babylon
(
Jer. 29:22
22
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; (Jeremiah 29:22)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Son
and successor of
Omri
, king of
Israel
. He married
Jezebel
,
daughter
of
Ethbaal
, king of
the
Zidonians
, and under her influence became an
idolater
, and led Israel into the
worship
of
Baal
. Of
him
it is said,
there
was none like him in very abominably following
idols
. It was chiefly in his reign that
Elijah
the
Tishbite
labored, and he testified
for
Jehovah
against the
apostasy
and corruption of the king. The trial
of
fire
from
heaven
is an especial instance of
this
, which was followed by the
death
of 450 of
the prophets
of Baal (
1 Kings 18:19-40
19
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
20
So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22
Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23
Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
24
And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
25
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
26
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
27
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
28
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
29
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
30
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down.
31
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
32
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
33
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
34
And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
35
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
36
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
37
Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
38
Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God.
40
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. (1 Kings 18:19‑40)
), but there was no
repentance
in the king. Ahab made two attacks on Benhadad king of
Syria
and was helped by
God
so that he obtained the
victory
; on the
second
occasion instead of destroying Benhadad (whom the
Lord
had doomed to
destruction
) he made a treaty
with
him.
Ahab coveted the
vineyard
of
Naboth
, but on his refusal to part with the
inheritance
given by God to his
fathers
, Jezebel caused his death and bade Ahab
take
possession
of the vineyard. Elijah met him there and declared that dogs should lick his
blood
where
they
had licked the blood of Naboth. The dogs should
also
eat
Jezebel, and Ahab’s
house
should be
cut off
. Ahab humbled himself before God, and the full end of his house was delayed
till
his son’s days. After this Ahab made another attack upon Syria, and his 400 prophets foretold that he would be successful; and he, though warned of his danger by
the
prophet
Micaiah
, went into battle accompanied by
Jehoshaphat
king of
Judah
, his ally. He disguised himself, but an
arrow
, shot at a venture, smote him between the joints of his
armor
, and he was
wounded
to death, and the prediction of Elijah came literally to pass (
1 Kings 21:22
22
And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin. (1 Kings 21:22)
).
Grace
had lingered over this
poor
idolater, for he was an
Israelite
; but he died impenitent, and his whole house was soon to perish (
2 Kings 9:7-10
7
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.
8
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:
9
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
10
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled. (2 Kings 9:7‑10)
). The
judgment
of God fell on the apostate king who had seized the inheritance of God’s people.
2.
A
false prophet
among the
captives
of
Babylon
who prophesied a lie, and was roasted in the fire by
Nebuchadnezzar
(
Jer. 29:21-22
21
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
22
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; (Jeremiah 29:21‑22)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
256
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
’Ach’ab
Phonic:
akh-awb’
Meaning:
once (by contraction) oEchab (Jer. 29:22) {ekh- awb'}; from {SI
1
025
1
}25
1
{/SI} and
1
; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon
KJV Usage:
Ahab
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
brother of father
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Brother, or friend, of his father; uncle:―the name of a king of Israel, 1 Kings 16:28. {Frater, sive amicus, patris}
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