June 16th, 2006, Tuesday of the 11th week in ordinary time.

A reading from the first book of kings.

After the death of Naboth, the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite,

Start down to meet Ahab, King of Israel, who rules in Samaria.

He will be in the vineyard of Naboth, of what she has come to take possession.

This is what you shall tell him.

The Lord says, after murdering, do you also take possession?

For this, the Lord says,

In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth,

The dogs shall lick up your blood too.

Ahab said to Elijah,

Have you found me out, my enemy?

Yes, he answered.

Because you have given yourself up to doing evil in the Lord's sight,

I am bringing evil upon you.

I will destroy you and will cut off every male in Ahab's line,

whether slave or freemen in Israel.

I will make your house like that of Jeroboam, son of Nehbat,

and like that of Bayasha, son of Ahijah, because of how you have provoked me by leading Israel into sin.

Against Jezebel too, the Lord declared, the dog shall devour Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.

When one of Ahab's line dies in the city, dogs will devour him.

When one of them dies in the field, the birds of the sky will devour him.

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