1 Kings 21:25

25 (No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the LORD ’s sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife Jezebel.

1 Kings 21:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 21:25

But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to
work wickedness in the sight of the Lord
Not of any of his predecessors, even those whose families had been destroyed, as his would be, ( 1 Kings 21:21 ) . (See Gill on 1 Kings 21:20).

whom Jezebel his wife stirred up;
to idolatry, revenge, and murder, and to whose will he was a slave, and is one instance of his being a captive to sin, and giving up himself to the power of it.

1 Kings 21:25 In-Context

23 “And regarding Jezebel, the LORD says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel’s body at the plot of land in Jezreel. ’

24 “The members of Ahab’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.”

25 (No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the LORD ’s sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife Jezebel.

26 His worst outrage was worshiping idols just as the Amorites had done—the people whom the LORD had driven out from the land ahead of the Israelites.)

27 But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning.