And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
You will speak to him and say, 'This is what the LORD says: Have you murdered someone and then stolen their property?' Then you will say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: In the same place where dogs licked up Naboth's blood, dogs will lick up your blood too.'
God is declaring that King Ahab will face the same violent death as Naboth, whom he murdered to steal his vineyard.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given through the prophet Elijah to King Ahab of Israel after he conspired with his wife Jezebel to have Naboth falsely accused and executed. Ahab wanted Naboth's vineyard, but when Naboth refused to sell his family inheritance, Jezebel arranged for false witnesses to accuse Naboth of blasphemy, leading to his death by stoning.
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