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   * [[Kings of Israel]]   * [[Kings of Israel]]
 +  * [[Omri]] - father, wicked king
 +  * [[Jezebel]] - wife
 +  * [[Ahaziah]] - son and heir to the throne
 +  * BD Ahab
  
-A wicked king, who was crowned king after his father [[Omri]]. ​ At the time, was the most wicked leader the kingdom had seen (1 Kings 16:​29). ​ He married [[Jezebel]] who was a princess from [[Sidon]] (1 Kings 16:31) and actively setup altars to worship [[Baal]] (1 Kings 16:32-33).+A wicked king, who was crowned king after his father [[Omri]], and reigned for 22 years (1 Kings 16-29).  At the time, was the most wicked leader the kingdom had seen (1 Kings 16:​29). ​ He married [[Jezebel]] who was a princess from [[Sidon]] (1 Kings 16:31) and actively setup altars to worship [[Baal]] (1 Kings 16:32-33).  He pursued and killed prophets (1 Kings 18:​13). ​ He himself was killed in a battle against Syria. 
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 +After he died, his son [[Ahaziah]] became king (1 Kings 22:40). 
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 +It was during his reign that [[Elisha]] sealed the heavens and caused a famine, and the prophet also challenges the priests of Baal to see whose God could bring fire from heaven. ​ Elisha also counseled the king, but was ignored. (BD, GS) 
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 +The story of Ahab's reign is found in chapters [[1 Kings 16|16]] to [[1 Kings|22]] of [[1 Kings]]. ​ It's worth noting that Ahab was the third generation of evil kings before him.
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