1 Kings 21:22

22 Your family will be like the family of King Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the family of King Baasha son of Ahijah. I will destroy you, because you have made me angry and have led the people of Israel to sin.'

1 Kings 21:22 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 21:22

And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah
Two of his predecessors, whose families were utterly destroyed, ( 1 Kings 15:29 ) ( 16:11 ) ,

for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made
Israel to sin:
not only by his worship of the calves, but of the idols of the Zidonians, particularly Baal, and also of the Amorites, ( 1 Kings 21:26 ) .

1 Kings 21:22 In-Context

20 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said, "So you have found me, my enemy!" Elijah answered, "Yes, I have found you. You have always chosen to do what the Lord says is wrong.

21 So the Lord says to you, 'I will soon destroy you. I will kill you and every male in your family, both slave and free.

22 Your family will be like the family of King Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the family of King Baasha son of Ahijah. I will destroy you, because you have made me angry and have led the people of Israel to sin.'

23 "And the Lord also says, 'Dogs will eat the body of Jezebel in the city of Jezreel.'

24 "Anyone in your family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the fields will be eaten by birds."