Jezebel sent a messenger with the threat that she would do to Elijah what he did to her prophets. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jezebel-queen-of-Israel. The Geneva Bible (1587)And he walked in the way of the Kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife, and he wrought euill in the eyes of the Lord. The Webster BibleAnd he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab for a wife: and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD. There are no positive features or qualities possessed by Jezebel. And he did evil in the sight of Yahweh. GOD considered him an evil man. Genesis 21:22About this time Abimelech and his army commander Phicol said to Abraham, "God blesses everything you do! From the window of his palace in Jezreel, King Ahab could see a vineyard that belonged to a man named Naboth. Prior to this event, Jezebel had the prophets of God killed except for the hundred Obadiah saved. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. Jezebel was the daughter of the priest-king Ethbaal, ruler of the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon. Psalms 126:2We celebrated with laughter and joyful songs. Could she fail to love an infant who came from her own body? Ahab and Jezebel also had a daughter, Athaliah, and she married another man named Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, king of the southern kingdom of Judah. Later, when he commanded that she be properly buried as a king’s daughter, it was discovered that, as Elijah had foretold, dogs had eaten most of her body. Looking down from her window, Jezebel taunted Jehu, the general who had overthrown and killed her son. A summary is given in I Kings 16:30-34. It is hard to say where Ahab met Jezebel, the Bible only says that he took her to be his wife. As it stands, he is known for the evil that he and his wife did. They considered the Hebrew God just a local deity and had no time for him and his ways. 1 Kings 16–22 tells the story of Ahab and Jezebel, and indicates that Jezebel was a dominant influence on Ahab, inciting him to abandon Yahweh and worship and institute the religion of Baal in Israel. Jehoram did what the LORD said was wrong. The Wycliffe Bible (1395)And he yede in the weies of the kyngis of Israel, as the hows of Achab hadde do, for the douyter of Achab was his wijf; and he dide yuel in the siyt of the Lord. Genesis 21:12But God said, "Abraham, don't worry about your slave woman and the boy. The Amplified BibleHe walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for he married the daughter of Ahab and did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. Isaiah 49:15The LORD answered, "Could a mother forget a child who nurses at her breast? Christian Standard Bible Still, there was no one like Ahab, who devoted himself to do what was evil in the LORD's sight, because his wife Jezebel incited him. (For Ahab's daughter was his wife.) King James Bible But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. Elijah became afraid when he heard the threat and fled the area where Jezebel knew he was living. Without her influence it remains a possibility that Ahab could have been redeemed and had a more positive reign. He disobeyed the LORD by doing wrong, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Brenton Translaton of the Septuagint (LXX), Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God.

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