1-Kings - 21:24



24 The dogs will eat he who dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field."

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 21:24.

Differing Translations

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Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.
If Achab die in the city, the dogs shall eat him: but if he die in the field, the birds of the air shall eat him.
Him that dieth of Ahab in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth in the field shall the fowl of the heavens eat.
him who dieth of Ahab in a city do the dogs eat, and him who dieth in a field do fowl of the heavens eat;
Him that dies of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dies in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
Any man of the family of Ahab who comes to his death in the town will become food for the dogs; and he who comes to his death in the open country will be food for the birds of the air.
If Ahab will have died in the city, the dogs will consume him. But if he will have died in the field, the birds of the air will consume him.' "

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Historical Commentaries

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Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat, and him that dieth in the field the fowls of the air shall eat. That is, they shall have no burial, see 1-Kings 14:11 hitherto are the words of the Lord by Elijah; next follow the remarks of the historian.

Him that dieth, &c. - Punishments after death are here most insisted on. And these, tho' lighting on the body only, yet undoubtedly were designed as figures of the soul's misery in an after state.

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