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Ishodad of Merv

1 Reis 16:7

"… In being like the house of Jeroboam, and also because he destroyed it." This does not mean that Elah killed Jeroboam, but that Baasha, father of Elah, killed the son of Jeroboam. And he is not threatened with evils by the prophet because he killed him but because he does not fear the punishment which was performed by his hands as a consequence of Nadab's sins. And since he is at the moment imitating the evil actions of that one, he will undergo the same punishment as well. — BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 16:7

1 Reis 16:34

Jericho remained in ruins as a sign and memory of the power of God and the victory of the people of Israel. But the insolent Ahab decided to refute the words of Joshua and said, "As the words of his master Moses, who said, 'The sky over your head shall be bronze and the earth under you iron'3 did not happen, so the words of his disciple will not happen." However, when [the city] was re-established at the cost of Abiram's death, his firstborn, the people feared God and showed him that he was not allowed to rebuild the city, so he stopped. But, a bit later, he attributed all these events to chance and resumed his work by setting the gates of the city. Then Segub, his youngest son, died. For this reason Elijah burned with zeal and stopped heaven for three and a half years. — BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 16:7