And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
Someone washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria, and the dogs came and licked up his blood. They also washed his armor. This happened exactly as the LORD had said it would.
This verse shows that God's prophecy came true exactly as promised - even the detail about dogs licking up King Ahab's blood after his death in battle.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the aftermath of King Ahab's death in battle against the Arameans. Earlier, the prophet Elijah had prophesied that dogs would lick up Ahab's blood in the same place where they had licked up Naboth's blood, whom Ahab had wrongfully killed. When Ahab's body was brought back to Samaria, his chariot was washed in the pool there, and the prophecy was fulfilled exactly as God had spoken.
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