(18) “Go down and confront King Ahab of Israel who [resides] in Samaria. He is now in Naboth’s vineyard; he has gone down there to take possession of it. (19) Say to him, ‘Thus said the LORD: Would you murder and take possession? Thus said the LORD: In the very place where the dogs lapped up Naboth’s blood, the dogs will lap up your blood too.’” (20) Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy?” “Yes, I have found you,” he replied...
הרצחת וגם ירשת. ה"א השאלה ותבא על פתיחת הדברים לשמוע המענה ואף על פי שהדבר ידוע...וכן במלות השאלה אי הבל אחיך ויאמר לו איכה מה זה בידך מה לך פה אליהו מה לך הים:
"Have you murdered and also taken possession? This question aims at opening the conversation to hear an answer, even though the details are known. Like..."Where is Abel, your brother?"
(20)...“Because you have committed yourself to doing what is evil in the sight of the LORD, (21) I will bring disaster upon you. I will make a clean sweep of you, I will cut off from Israel every male belonging to Ahab, bond and free. (22) And I will make your house like the House of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the House of Baasha son of Ahijah, because of the provocation you have caused by leading Israel to sin. (23) And the LORD has also spoken concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs shall devour Jezebel in the field of Jezreel. (24) All of Ahab’s line who die in the town shall be devoured by dogs, and all who die in the open country shall be devoured by the birds of the sky.’”
ה"ה דכת' ודברת אליו לאמר כה אמר י"י הרצחת וגם ירשת ודברת אליו לאמר כה אמ' י"י במקום אשר לקקו הכלבים את דם נבות ילקו הכלבים את דמך גם אתה (מלכים א' כא:יט), ויהי כשמע אחאב את הדברים האלה ויקרע בגדיו וישם שק על בשרו ויצום וישכב בשק וג' (שם שם כז). וכמה נתענה, אם היה רגיל לאכול בשלש שעות אוכל בשש ואם היה רגיל לאכול בשש אוכל בתשע.
...To what extent did he fast? If he was used to eating every three hours, he now ate only after six hours. If he usually ate every six hours, he now would eat only after nine hours.
