- did more to provoke:
- "And Ahabª the sonª of Omriª didª° evilª in the sightª of the LORDª above all¹¹ that¹ [were] beforeª him." {1Kg 16:30} + "And thou shalt speakª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Hast thou killed,ª° and also¹ taken possession?ª° And thou shalt speakª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª In the placeª where¹ dogsª lickedª°¹ the bloodª of Nabothª shall dogsª lickª°¹ thy blood,ª even¹ thine.¹" {1Kg 21:19} + "But¹ there was¹ none¹ like unto Ahab,ª which¹ did sell²° himself¹ to workª° wickednessª in the sightª of the LORD,ª whom¹¹ Jezebelª his wifeª stirred up.ª°" {1Kg 21:25} + "Then the kingª of Israelª gathered²° the prophets² together,ª°¹¹ about fourª hundredª men,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, Shall I go²°¹ against¹ Ramothgileadª² to battle,ª or¹ shall I forbear?ª° And they said,ª° Go up;ª° for the Lordª shall deliverª° [it] into the handª of the king.ª" {1Kg 22:6} + "And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto¹ Jehoshaphat,ª [There is] yet¹ oneª man,ª Micaiahª the sonª of Imlah,ª by¹¹ whom we may enquireª° of¹ the LORD:ª but I¹ hateª° him; for¹ he doth not¹ prophesyª° goodª concerning¹ me, but¹¹ evil.ª And Jehoshaphatª said,ª° Let not¹ the kingª sayª° so.¹" {1Kg 22:8}
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