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- This punishment, on Ahab's humiliation and repentance, was transferred from him to his son Jehoram ("Seestª° thou how¹ Ahabª humbleth²° himself¹ beforeª¹ me? becauseª¹ he humbleth²° himself¹ beforeª¹ me, I will not¹ bringª° the evilª in his days:ª [but] in his son'sª daysª will I bringª° the evilª upon¹ his house.ª" {1Kg 21:29}), in whom it was literally accomplished. See the parallel texts. "And [one] washedª°¹ the chariotª in¹ the poolª of Samaria;ª and the dogsª licked upª°¹ his blood;ª and they washedª° his armour;ª according unto the wordª of the LORDª which¹ he spake.ª°" {1Kg 22:38} + "And Adonibezekª said,ª° Threescore and tenª kings,ª having their thumbsªª and their great toesª cut off,ª° gatheredª° [their meat] under¹ my table:ª as¹ I have done,ª° so¹ Godª hath requitedª° me. And they broughtª° him to Jerusalem,ª and there¹ he died.ª°" {Jdg 1:7} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I will raise upª° evilª against¹ thee out of thine own house,ª¹ and I will takeª°¹ thy wivesª before thine eyes,ª and giveª° [them] unto thy neighbour,ª and he shall lieª° with¹ thy wivesª in the sightª of this¹ sun.ª" {2Sm 12:11} + "Then saidª° [Jehu] to¹ Bidkarª his captain,ª Take up,ª° [and] castª° him in the portionª of the fieldª of Nabothª the Jezreelite:ª for¹ rememberª° how that, when I¹ and thou¹¹ rodeª° togetherª afterª Ahabª his father,ª the LORDª laidª°¹ this¹ burdenª upon¹ him; ... Surely¹¹ I have seenª° yesterdayª¹ the bloodª of Naboth,ª and the bloodª of his sons,ª saithª° the LORD;ª and I will requiteª° thee in this¹ plat,ª saithª° the LORD.ª Now¹ therefore takeª° [and] castª° him into the platª [of ground], according to the wordª of the LORD.ª" {2Kg 9:25-26} + "So they hangedª°¹ Hamanª on¹ the gallowsª that¹ he had preparedª° for Mordecai.ª Then was the king'sª wrathª pacified.ª°" {Est 7:10} + "He madeª° a pit,ª and diggedª° it, and is fallenª° into the ditchª [which] he made.ª° ... His mischiefª shall returnª° upon his own head,ª and his violent² dealing¹ shall come downª° upon¹ his own pate.ª" {Psa 7:15-16} + "The LORDª is knownª° [by] the judgmentª [which] he executeth:ª° the wickedª is snared²°¹ in the workª of his own hands.ª Higgaion.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 9:16} + "The righteousª shall rejoiceª° when¹ he seethª° the vengeance:ª he shall washª° his feetª in the bloodª of the wicked.ª ... So that a manª shall say,ª° Verily¹ [there is] a rewardª for the righteous:ª verily¹ he isª a Godª that judgethª° in the earth.ª" {Psa 58:10-11} + "For²¹ with²¹ what²¹ judgmentª ye judge,ª° ye shall be judged:ª° andª withª whatª measureª ye mete,ª° it shall be measured²° to you² again.²°¹¹" {Mtt 7:2}
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