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The Cave of Treasures 59

1 min 1 verses Translated from the Syriac by E. A. Wallis Budge, 1927, public domain. Chapters follow Budge's section headings; verse numbers are this archive's own divisions, and his notes are omitted.

Reign of Ahab’s Sister

The sister of Ahab reigned seven years in Jerusalem and polluted that city with widespread fornication.

A1🔗nd the sister of Ahab reigned seven years in Jerusalem. And she polluted the city with fornication, for she commanded the women to play the whore without fear, and the men to commit adultery with the wives of their neighbours without incurring any penalty. And she herself committed fornication like Jezebel, and she adopted all the heathen practices of the house of Ahab in Jerusalem.

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The sister of Ahab reigned seven years in Jerusalem and polluted that city with widespread fornication.

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She commanded the women of Jerusalem to play the whore without any fear of consequences.

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Men were ordered to commit adultery with the wives of their neighbours and faced no penalty whatsoever.

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The ruling sister of Ahab committed fornication herself in the manner of the infamous Jezebel.

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All the heathen practices of the house of Ahab were adopted by her and practiced in Jerusalem.

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