V.1-7 Basha reaps his own punishment because of his bad example before the 10 tribes.
V.8-14 Sorrow through strong drink — it is a sin against God to get drunk (Gal. 5:21).
V.15-20 He was the king for just 7 days, and then lost his life, because he plotted the death of another compare (1 John 3:14).
V.21-28 What a reputation this fellow had (v. 25). He did better than all before him. He was a success but it was all evil in God’s eyes!
V.29-34 But Ahab went even further, deliberately marrying a wicked woman of the Gentiles, worshipping heathen gods, and then setting up a heathen idol, “grove” (v. 33).