. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. er the wall of Jez-reel. Him who dieth of Ahab in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the fieldsshall the fowls of the air eat. We are immediately reminded, however, that this terribledoom, although now denounced, as following this crowning deed of guilt, was really a conse-quence of this and all the other iniquities of Ahaljs reign; for it is added, Now there hadbeen none like to Ahab, who, stirred up by Jezebel his wife, sold himself to work wickednessin the eyes of Jehovah. And he
. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. er the wall of Jez-reel. Him who dieth of Ahab in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the fieldsshall the fowls of the air eat. We are immediately reminded, however, that this terribledoom, although now denounced, as following this crowning deed of guilt, was really a conse-quence of this and all the other iniquities of Ahaljs reign; for it is added, Now there hadbeen none like to Ahab, who, stirred up by Jezebel his wife, sold himself to work wickednessin the eyes of Jehovah. And he committed great abominations by going after vile idols,according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah cast out before the Israelites. When Ahab heard the heavy doom pronounced against him by the prophet, he rent hisclothes (in token of extreme grief), and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay insackcloth, and went mournfully. This conduct found some acceptance with God, who saidto Elijah, Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? Because he humbleth himself VOL. I. ^. lluyal Bed. Modem Oiieatal. 570 HISTORY OF PALESTINE. [Book IV. before me, I will not bring the evil in liis days, but in his sons days will I bring this evilupon Ills house. From the judicial sentence specially applicable to the case of Naboth,there was, however, no dispensation ; as it behoved the Divine king to demonstrate that hestill possessed and exercised the authority of supreme civil governor, and that the kingswere responsible to him and punishable by him. Tliis was signally shown in the sequel. Israel was now at peace with Syria, but it had not recovered possession of all the placeswhich had at different times been lost to that power. Of these, Ramoth Gilead, beyondJordan, was one which, from its proximity and importance, Ahab was particularly anxious toregain possession. He tlierefore resolved to expel the Syrian garrison from that place; andas he was aware that the attempt wou
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