1. Why did the prophet of the Lord announce severe judgment upon Ahab and his people after God gave him victory over Ben-hadad, king of Syria (see 20:35-42)?

2. According to 1 Kings 21:25, "There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the LORD like Ahab" because he listened to his wicked wife, Jezebel. Yet when Ahab heard the words of the prophet Elijah foretelling his death and the death of his wife, what did he do (see v. 27)? And what did the Lord do as a result (see vv. 28-29)?